, abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is a Japanese electric utilities provider for the middle Chūbu region of the

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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

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's "four influential companies" along with Meitetsu, 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.

Recent news

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. 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 Tokyo Electric Power Company. 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 Kamiohsu Dam is a rockfill dam located in Gifu Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for power production. The catchment area of the dam is 12 km2. The dam impounds about 45 ha of land when full and can store 14500 thousand cubic meters of w ...

(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 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 ...

(25 MW) *

Kamiasō Dam is a dam in the Gifu Prefecture of Japan. The gravity dam was completed in 1926 and is managed by Chubu Electric Power. The water intake of the "Kamiasō plant" is used to generate 27,000 kilowatts of electricity. and Japan water agency's "Kiso ...

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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, Combined cycle, 4,802 MW) *

Chita Thermal Power Station is a large thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Chita, Aichi, Japan. History Plans to build a power station in Chita were drawn up in the early 1960s, and a site was selected on reclaimed land facing Ise Bay in the northern pa ...

(Natural Gas,1,708 MW) *

Atsumi Thermal Power Station is an oil-fired thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Tahara, Aichi, Japan. The facility is located on reclaimed land at the tip of the Atsumi Peninsula at the entrance to Mikawa Bay. History The Atsumi Thermal Power Station was ...

(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-fir ...

(Natural Gas, 2,376 MW) *

Hekinan Thermal Power Station is a large thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Hekinan, Aichi, Japan. The facility is located the head of the Chita Peninsula and is the largest coal-fired power station in Japan. The plant is estimated to have been one of th ...

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

Chita Daini Thermal Power Station is an LNG-fired thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Chita, Aichi, Japan. The facility is located on reclaimed land at the east side of Ise Bay. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the Chita Thermal Power Station. ...

(Natural gas, 1,708 MW) *

Taketoyo Thermal Power Station is a large thermal power station operated by JERA in the city of Taketoyo, Aichi. Japan. The facility is located at the northern end of Chita Peninsula. History Plans to build a power station in Taketoyo were drawn up in the late 1950s by Chu ...

(coal and biomass, 1,070 MW) * Owase Mita Thermal Power Station (crude and heavy oil, 875 MW) *

Yokkaichi Thermal Power Station is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-central ...

(Natural Gas, 1,245 MW) * Goreway Power Station (Natural Gas, 839.1 MW) in Brampton, Ontario,

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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 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. Kan wanted to avoid a possible repeat of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. 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

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