, abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is a Japanese

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provider for the middle

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and ...

of the

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island of Japan. It provides electricity at 60 Hz, though an area of

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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

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's "four influential companies" along with Meitetsu,

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, 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.

Recent news

In May 2011, Prime Minister

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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. In August 2013, Chubu announced it would acquire an 80% stake in the

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-based electricity supplier, Diamond Corp, marking the firm's entry into a market usually associated with

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. November 2019 it was announced Chubu had acquired a 20% stake (Mitsubishi the other 80%) in the Dutch energy company Eneco. In April 2020, the logo mark was renewed. The renewed logo is named "The Beam."

Power Stations

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

Hydroelectric

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 Takane may refer to: Places *Takane, Yamanashi, a town in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan *Takane, Gifu, a town in Gifu, Japan *Takane Dam and Takane No.2 Dam, dams in Gifu Prefecture, Japan People *Fubuki Takane (born 1965), Japanese actress *Martha ...

(340 MW) * Takane Dam II (25 MW) * Kamiasō Dam

Thermal power stations

The company has 11 separate thermal power stations with a total capacity of 22,369 MW. * Kawagoe Power Station (

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, 4,802 MW) * Chita Thermal Power Station (Natural Gas,1,708 MW) *

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(crude and heavy oil, 1,400 MW) *

Nishi-Nagoya Thermal Power Station is an LNG-fired thermal power station operated by JERA in the village of Tobishima, Aichi, Japan. The facility is located on reclaimed land at the head of Mikawa Bay. History The Nishi-Nagoya Thermal Power Station began operations as an oil-f ...

(Natural Gas, 2,376 MW) *

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(

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, 4,100 MW) * Shin-Nagoya Thermal Power Station (Natural gas, Combined cycle, 1,458 MW) * Chita Daini Thermal Power Station (Natural gas, 1,708 MW) *

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(coal and biomass, 1,070 MW) * Owase Mita Thermal Power Station (crude and heavy oil, 875 MW) * Yokkaichi Thermal Power Station (Natural Gas, 1,245 MW) * Goreway Power Station (Natural Gas, 839.1 MW) in

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, and co-owned with

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Nuclear power stations

* Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant On 6 May 2011, Prime Minister

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. Kan wanted to avoid a possible repeat of the

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. 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.

Other facilities

Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter is the third facility in Japan for interconnecting the power grid of eastern Japan, which operates at 50 hertz, and that of western Japan, which operates at 60 hertz. The Higashi-Shimizu Frequency Converter Station is operated by Chubu Electri ...

References

External links

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Chubu Electric Power Financial Report for Fiscal 2010
* Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Chubu Electric Power {{Authority control Electric power companies of Japan Natural gas companies of Japan Nuclear power companies of Japan Companies based in Nagoya Energy companies established in 1951 Non-renewable resource companies established in 1951 Japanese companies established in 1951 Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange