TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings expects to invest billions of dollars in its grid over the coming years as Japanese utilities prepare for a rise in power-hungry data centers and chipmaking plants, Nikkei has learned.
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TEPCO Power Grid has been bolstering transmission infrastructure in Inzai, near Tokyo. (Photo by Koki Izumi)
TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings expects to invest billions of dollars in its grid over the coming years as Japanese utilities prepare for a rise in power-hungry data centers and chipmaking plants, Nikkei has learned.