Chubu Electric Power

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
中部電力株式会社

Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 9502 OSE: 9502 NSE: 9502
Industry	Energy
Founded	May 1, 1951
Headquarters	Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Key people	Fumio Kawaguchi (Chairman) Toshio Mita (President)
Revenue	JP¥ 2,330,891 million (FY 2010)
Operating income	JP¥ 174,237 million (FY 2010)
Net income	JP¥ 84,598 million (FY 2010)
Total assets	JP¥ 5,331,966 million (FY 2010)
Total equity	JP¥ 1,698,382 million (FY 2010)
Employees	16,940 (March 2011)
Website	www.chuden.co.jp

Chubu Electric Power headquarters in Nagoya

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (中部電力株式会社, Chūbu Denryoku Kabushiki Kaisha^?), abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is the electric provider for the middle Chūbu region of the Honshū island of Japan. It provides electricity at 60 Hz, though an area of Nagano Prefecture uses 50 Hz. Chubu Electric Power ranks third among Japan’s largest electric utilities in terms of power generation capacity, electric energy sold, and annual revenue. It is also one of Nagoya's “four influential companies” along with Nagoya Railroad, Matsuzakaya and Toho Gas. Recently, the company has also expanded into the business of optical fibers. On January 1, 2006 a new company, Chubu Telecommunications, was formed.

In May 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested that the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant, which sits in an area considered overdue for a large earthquake, be shut down, after which Chubu Electric Power suspended operations at the plant. A lawsuit seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka plant permanently has been filed.^[1]

Power Stations

The company has 194 separate generating stations with a total capacity of 32,473 MW.

Hydroelectric

Kamiōsu Dam

The company has 182 separate hydro generating stations with a total capacity of 5,217 MW.

• Iwazu Hydroelectric Generating Station
• Kamiōsu Dam (1,500 MW)
• Takane Dam I (340 MW)
• Takane Dam II (25 MW)
• more

Thermal power stations

The company has 11 separate thermal power stations with a total capacity of 22,369 MW.

• Kawagoe Power Station (Natural Gas, Combined cycle, 4,802 MW)
• Chita Power Station (Natural Gas, crude and Heavy Oil, 3,966 MW)
• Atsumi Thermal Generating Station (crude and Heavy Oil, 1,900 MW)
• Nishi-Nagoya Thermal Generating Station (crude and Heavy Oil, 1,190 MW)
• Hekinan Thermal Generating Station (Coal , 4,100 MW)
• Shin-Nagoya Thermal Generating Station (Natural Gas, Combined cycle, 1,458 MW)
• Chita Daini Thermal Generating Station (Natural Gas, 1,708 MW)
• Taketoyo Thermal Generating Station (crude and Heavy Oil, 1,125 MW)
• Owase Mita Thermal Generating Station (crude and Heavy Oil, 875 MW)
• Yokkaichi Thermal Generating Station (Natural Gas, 1,245 MW)
• More

Nuclear Power Stations

On 6 May, 2011, Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant be shut down as an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or higher is estimated 87% likely to hit the area within the next 30 years.^[2][3][4] Kan wanted to avoid a possible repeat of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents.^[5] On 9 May 2011, Chubu Electric decided to comply with the government request. In July 2011, a mayor in Shizuoka Prefecture and a group of residents filed a lawsuit seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant permanently.^[6]

Other facilities

• Higashi-Shimuzu Frequency Converter

References

1. ^ "Suit seeks to shut Hamaoka reactors for good". Japan Times. July 1, 2011. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110701x2.html. 
2. ^ Story at BBC News, 2011-05-06. retrieved 2011-05-08
3. ^ Story at Digital Journal. retrieved 2011-05-07
4. ^ Story at Bloomberg, 2011-05-07. retrieved 2011-05-08]
5. ^ "Japan nuke plant suspends work". Herald Sun. May 15, 2011. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/japan-nuke-plant-suspends-work/story-fn6s850w-1226056070930. 
6. ^ "Suit seeks to shut Hamaoka reactors for good". Japan Times. July 1, 2011. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20110701x2.html. 

External links

• Chubu Electric Power Financial Report for Fiscal 2010

• (English) Chubu Electric Power