Kansai, Marubeni Scrap Akita Coal-Fired Power Project
Osaka-based utility Kansai Electric Power and trading house Marubeni have cancelled a project to build a 1.3GW coal-fired power plant in the northeast Akita prefecture after a study concluded the project was no longer feasible.
The plant was Japan s last coal-fired power project that has not started construction. A tougher environment to develop new coal-fired power plants had pressured the companies to reconsider the project.
Kansai and Marubeni had planned to construct two coal-fired power plants in Akita city, targeting the commissioning of the 650MW No.1 unit in March 2024 and the 650MW No.2 unit in June 2024. The companies are studying the possibility of developing a biomass power plant instead of the coal-fired power plant, Kansai said.
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