Power Supply
Japan’s electricity wholesale supply system was established in 1995. This allowed independent power producers (IPPs) to participate in power supply, which until then had been the exclusive domain of electricity utility companies. Under the new system, Nippon Steel has entered the electricity wholesale supply business.
Following the revision of the Electricity Utilities Industry Law in March 2000, retail supply of electricity to major users was deregulated. In this regard, Nippon Steel notified the government agency concerned in January 2001 that it had become a "Power Producer and Supplier (PPS)" and started operations in the electricity retail supply business.
Works | Customer | Amount (kW) |
Fuel | Start of supply |
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FY1996 | ||||
Yawata | Kyushu Electric Power | 137,000 | Coal | Apr. 1999*2 |
Kamaishi | Tohoku Electric Power | 136,000 | Coal and bio-mass | Jul. 2000*3 |
Hirohata | Kansai Electric Power | 133,000 | Coal | Apr. 1999*4 |
Muroran | Hokkaido Electric Power | 100,000 | By-product gas and coal | Oct. 2001*5 |
FY1997 | ||||
Oita | Tokyo Electric Power | 300,000 | By-product gas, coal and bio-mass | Apr. 2002*6 |
FY1999 | ||||
Kashima | Tokyo Electric Power | 475,000 | Coal and bio-mass | Jun. 2007 |
FY2020 | ||||
Kashima*7 | Tokyo Electric Power | 300,000 | Coal | Jul. 2020 |
Electric power plant (Affiliated company) | Approximate capacity | Start of operation |
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Asahi Kasei NS Energy Co.,Ltd. (Miyazaki) | 46,000 kW | Jul. 2006 |
Operating company | Customer | Capacity | Supply term |
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NS Wind Power Hibiki Co., Ltd. | Kyushu Electric Power | 1,500 kW × 10 units (15,000 kW) |
Mar. 2003 - Jun. 2023 |