Japan utility TEPCO expects first loss in nine years

Rising fuel prices pressure thermal power business; nuclear plants still offline

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TEPCO is suffering from intense competition with new entrants and is losing customers. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings expects to swing to a consolidated net loss of around 16 billion yen ($140 million) for the fiscal year ending next March, compared to a net profit of 180.8 billion yen for the previous year, the company said on Wednesday.

TEPCO has revised down its previous forecast of a profit of 67 billion yen, marking the first time in nine years the company will post an annual loss.

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