Amid heat-wave power crunch, Japan brings back rusty gas plants

Unusual summer highlights energy vulnerabilities after Fukushima nuclear disaster

220630 JERA old thermal plant main

The 45-year-old Unit 5 of JERA's Anegasaki Thermal Power Station resumes operations on June 30. (Photo by Sayumi Take)

SAYUMI TAKE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan is already sweating out a dire power crunch as it heads into a boiling summer, introducing measures such as restarting retired gas plants to save power in order to shore up its scanty electricity supply.

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