Energy Crunch Pushes Japan Into Era of Uncharted Coal Power
02 Sep 2022
Fukushima and market
liberalization have left the nation reliant on energy imports and old
power plants like Takasago.
Even as the nation aims to shift to cleaner
energy sources, it remains heavily reliant on sites like Takasago, built in
1968 and considered far past retirement age. The plant, owned by Electric
Power Development Co., or J-Power, has become even more vital
amid a global energy crisis and shutdown of nuclear reactors since the
Fukushima disaster.