A high court has dismissed a petition seeking to halt the operations of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power’s Genkai nuclear power station in southwestern Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/nuclear-plant-halt-petition-dismissed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #kyushuelectric #nuclearenergy #genkai #saga

The assembly of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, approved a petition to accept a "literature survey" to examine the town's suitability for hosting a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear plants. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/26/japan/saga-town-accepts-survey/ #japan #saga #genkai #nuclearwaste #kyushuelectric

The industry ministry has ordered four major Japanese utility groups to improve their operations after they were found to have formed electricity sales cartels. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/14/business/japanese-utilities-business-improvement-order/?utm_content=buffer57f22&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #business #kepco #chubuelectric #ftc #meti #kyushuelectric #chugokuelectricpower

Kyushu Electric Power will issue ¥200 billion in preferred shares to help fund its green transition at a time when high fuel prices are weighing on the sector's profitability, the company said Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/28/business/kyushu-raising-funds-green-shift/?utm_content=bufferd6f48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #news #business #energy #utilities #emissions #climatechange #kyushuelectric