As of February 1st, 2026, 165 units are in operation, unchanged from the previous month.

Operating (including 6 mothballed units): 165 Units
Planned/Under Construction: 1 Units
Retired: 11 Units

［Information about Coal-fired Power Unit.］
・Sumitomo Osaka Cement has decided to decommission the Ako Power Plant at the Company’s Ako Plan (Ako City, Hyogo Prefecture) in March 2026. Company’s announcement.

[Information other than coal]
・ENEOS Power has submitted and distributed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scoping Documents of Ogimachi LNG Power Plant Construction Project, and is conducting public inspection and explanatory meetings. The deadline for submitting written opinions is Thursday, February 12, 2026. (Information and EIA documents are written in Japanese)
Company’s release: 「（仮称）扇町天然ガス発電所建設プロジェクト 環境影響評価方法書」
・Chubu Electric Power announced its withdrawal from the biomass power generation in Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture. Since a fire accident occurred in September 2023, the company had been considering resuming operations. However, it decided that continuing the project was deemed difficult due to reasons including the high costs of restoration and countermeasure construction work. Chubu Electric Power’s PR (written in Japanese)

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