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Kansai Electric Power's plan next month to relaunch the last idle reactor at its flagship nuclear plant, capping a year-long series of restarts, will mark an energy shift in Japan with the sharpest drop in LNG imports since the Fukushima disaster.
By Katya Golubkova, Yuka Obayashi and Kate Abnett TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's energy companies were quick to embrace the G7's support for natural gas in...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's energy companies were quick to embrace the G7's support for natural gas investment in their statement last month but analysts caution that relying on the fossil fuel may open the companies up to long-term problems. | 03:01am
To achieve its net-zero carbon emission targets and ensure energy security, Japan, the world's largest LNG consumer, is committed to using gas as a transition fuel. However, this commitment contrasts with the demands of the other G7 nations to immediately reduce all fossil fuel consumption. REUTERS BY KATYA GOLUBKOVA, YUKA OBAYASHI AND KATE ABNETT TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) -