Japan's Hokuriku Electric to build 600-MW gas-fired power plant in north

Hokuriku Electric Power Co

28/04/2025 09:16

TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Hokuriku Electric Power 9505.T said on Monday that it will build a new 600 megawatt LNG-fired power generation unit at its Toyama Shinko power station in northern Japan, with operations slated to begin in the 2033/34 fiscal year.

The new unit will replace two aging thermal power units - a 250-MW coal-fired unit and an idled 240-MW oil-fired unit. The company expects the replacement to reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by around 2 million metric tons, it said.

Hokuriku Electric plans to conduct an environmental assessment and start construction in the 2029/30 fiscal year.

 (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi
Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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