Tokyo Electric Power Company
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Tepco (proper spelling TEPCO, from English The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated, Japanese 東京電力株式会社, Tōkyō Denryoku kabushiki-gaisha; literally "Electric Power Tokyo", abbreviated 東電, Tōden) is a power company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, listed on the Nikkei 225.
The coverage area includes the Kantō region with the prefectures of Tokyo, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, but also Yamanashi and parts of Shizuoka Prefecture east of the Fuji River.
The company's securities identification number on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is 854307.
History
Shortly before the start of World War II, all power-generating companies in Japan were nationalized in April 1939 and consolidated into nine state-owned enterprises in 1942. At the instigation of Yasuzaemon Matsunaga (1875-1971), chairman of the Council for the Reorganization of the Electricity Industry, the Allied Occupation Authorities had these nine companies privatized on May 1, 1951, one of which was the Tōkyō Denryoku. These initially retained their regional monopolies and, after the liberalization of the electricity market in 1995, regional quasi-monopolies.
Tepco is Japan's largest energy producer, producing 27% of the country's energy. The corporation holds a quasi-monopoly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, a supply area of 45 million inhabitants - more than a third of the Japanese population.
In the list of the world's largest companies by revenue (Fortune Global 500), Tepco was ranked 136th in 2007, or 13th for Japan. The company is also one of the world's 30 largest emitters of carbon dioxide. In 2007, emissions from the plants it operates amounted to 62.0 million tonnes of CO2.
Historical Logo
Senjū coal-fired power plant in the 1940s with its "ghost chimneys" ( お化け煙突, obake entotsu).
Power Generation
In 2009, Tepco was the operator of
- 160 hydropower plants with a total capacity of 8,987 MW,
- 25 combustion power plants with 38,189 MW (of which 10,830 MW by oil, 1600 MW by coal and 25,759 MW by natural gas/liquid gas),
- 3 nuclear power plants (Fukushima Daiichi, Fukushima Daini and Kashiwazaki-Kariwa) with a total of 17 nuclear reactors with 17,308 MW,
- a geothermal power plant with 3.3 MW and
- a wind power plant with 0.5 MW.
The latter two power plants are located on Hachijō-jima Island and were built in 1999 and 2000, respectively.
Questions and Answers
Q: What is Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)?
A: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd, also known as Toden or TEPCO, is a Japanese company that sells electrical power in Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture.
Q: Where are TEPCO's headquarters located?
A: TEPCO's headquarters are in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Q: What happened to TEPCO's power plant at Fukushima Daiichi in March 2011?
A: TEPCO's power plant at Fukushima Daiichi became a continuing nuclear disaster after the March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Q: How many households were forced to evacuate the area because of radiation leaks caused by the Fukushima disaster?
A: The Fukushima disaster forced 50,000 households to leave the evacuation zone because of radiation leaks into the air, soil, and sea.
Q: Does TEPCO have international offices?
A: Yes, TEPCO has international offices in Washington, D.C., and London.
Q: Which area does TEPCO provide electrical power to?
A: TEPCO provides electrical power to Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture, which includes Tokyo.
Q: Who is the largest shareholder in TEPCO?
A: Tokyo Prefecture is the largest shareholder in TEPCO with 9.37 percent voting rights.
