Japan's largest electricity producer by capacity Jera has shut the 360MW No.1-4 combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) units at its Chiba power complex because of a technical problem.
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Japanese housing and energy company Daiwa House Industry will close this week the 112MW biomass and coal co-fired generation unit at its Hibikinada power complex to fully convert it to biomass.
Japan faces potential similar consumption of thermal power generation fuels this summer with nuclear availability and forecast temperatures mostly in line with a year earlier.
Reduced nuclear availability and firm electricity demand in Japan is lifting the potential for increased consumption of thermal power generation fuels this summer.