Major Japanese utility to close oil-fired plants as reactors reopen

Kansai Electric moves forward on shift toward decarbonization

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Units 1 and 2 of Kansai Electric's oil-fired Gobo Power Station will be shut down in stages by around June 2026. (Kansai Electric Power)

SHIMPEI NAKAMURA

OSAKA -- Kansai Electric Power will begin decommissioning units at an oil-fired power plant from October, reducing the Japanese utility's reliance on carbon dioxide-emitting sources as it restarts and builds nuclear power plants.

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