Coal-fired Power Plant
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【News】 JERA’s Taketoyo Thermal Power Station resumes operation after explosion
JERA announced that it would restart its Taketoyo Thermal Power Station around January 2025. Is it really necessary to restart the plant over the opposition?
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【News】Hokuriku Electric Power again postpones the phase-out of coal-fired power
Hokuriku Electric Power announced that it postpone the retirement of Toyama Shinko Power Station Coal Unit 1, which had been planned to be shut down by FY2024.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (March 1, 2025)
On February 27, Hokuriku Electric Power Company announced that the coal unit 1 of Toyama Shinko Thermal Power Station will continue to operate until FY2028.
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【Database Update】 Latest status of coal-fired power plants (February 1, 2025)
The number of operating units is same as last month, but JERA’s Taketoyo Thermal Power has re-started operation on January 7 without using biomass.
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【Database Update】 Latest status of coal-fired power plants (January 1, 2025)
Japan Beyond Coal update. EIAs for two gas-fired power plants are in progress while the phase-out of coal-fired power plants has not progressed.
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【News】 Australian NGO sends open letter to highlight JERA’s governance issues
Australian environmental NGO, Market Forces, had sent an open letter to JPX and investors to point out that JERA is in violation of Japan’s Corporate Governance Code.
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【Database Update】 Latest status of coal-fired power plants (December 1, 2024)
The coal-fired power plant count as of December 1 is the same as the previous month. We should keep on eyes on the JERA’s plan to restart the Taketoyo power plant.
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【News】Supreme Court Dismisses Case Against Yokosuka Coal Plant
On October 23, 2024, Japan’s Supreme Court dismissed the Yokosuka coal-fired power plant lawsuit. The attorneys and plaintiffs issued the joint statement.
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【Database Update】 Latest status of coal-fired power plants (November 1, 2024)
As of November 1, 2024, the number of units in operation, including mothbolding, is 167, unchanged from the previous month.
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【News】 The UK, birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, successfully phases out coal power
On September 30, 2024, the last coal-fired power plant in the United Kingdom (UK) finished operation, and the UK has become the first G7 country to give up coal.
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【Database Update】 Latest status of coal-fired power plants (October 1, 2024)
As of October 1, 2024, the number of operating units is same as last month. Operating: 167 UnitsPlanned (inclu…
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【Report】 IEEFA: Coal plants can make a profitable switch to clean energy
IEEFA released the report concluding that more than 800 coal-fired power plants in emerging markets could potentially make a profitable switch to renewable energy.
