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Tokyo-area coal plant developers consider switch to LNG

Tokyo Gas and Kyushu Electric weigh higher costs against lower emissions

Tokyo Gas may bring LNG from its nearby receiving terminal if its planned coal plant with Kyushu Electric uses the liquid fuel instead.
Tokyo Gas will study the feasibility of transporting LNG from its nearby receiving terminal to the planned power plant near Tokyo.

TOKYO -- The planners of a coal-fired power plant near Tokyo are considering using liquefied natural gas instead, balancing concerns over coal's heavier greenhouse gas emissions against the higher long-term costs of the liquid fuel, Nikkei has learned.

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