Kyushu Electric Power

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Kyushu Electric Power
Native name
九州電力株式会社
Kyūshū Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha
TypePublic
TYO: 9508
FSE: 9508
IndustryElectric power
FoundedMay 1, 1951 (1951-05-01)
HeadquartersWatanabedori,
Chūō-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture
,
Japan
Key people
Michiaki Uryu (chairman)
Kazuhiro Ikebe (president)
Websitewww.kyuden.co.jp

Kyūshū Electric Power Co., Inc. (九州電力株式会社, Kyūshū Denryoku Kabushiki Gaisha), sometimes abbreviated to Kyūden (九電), is a Japanese energy company that provides power to seven prefectures (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima), and recently, to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture.

History

Kyushu Electric Power was founded on 1 May 1951. The company began supplying electricity to Hiroshima in November 2005 as the first provider in Japan to supply energy outside its area.

In 2011, the company was criticised for attempting to manipulate public opinion in favour of reactivating two reactors at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kyushu Electric bid to manipulate public opinion on reactor restart a colossal mistake". The Mainichi Daily News. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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