Hokkaido Electric Power Company Explained

Native Name:北海道電力株式会社
Native Name Lang:ja
Romanized Name:Hokkaidō Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha
Hokkaido Electric Power Company
Founded: in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
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Hq Location:2, Higashi 1-chome, Odori, Chuo-ku
Hq Location City:Sapporo, Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido
Hq Location Country:Japan
Locations:(FY2017)
Area Served:Hokkaido
Industry:Electricity generation and transmission
Production:Generated electrical power:
Net Income:¥(64,207) million (Consolidated, loss)
Net Income Year:FY2014

The, or for short, is the monopoly electric company of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also known as Dōden and HEPCO. The company is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (first section), Osaka Securities Exchange (first section), and Sapporo Securities Exchange.

According to the company profile, during fiscal 2011 (i.e. 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011), 26% of the electricity generated was from nuclear, 31% from coal, 15% from hydro, 8% from oil and 2% from 'new energy' sources.[1]

Hokkaido only has one nuclear power station, the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant.

Facilities

Others;

Generating capacity by source

Electricity producing capacity by source[3] ! Source! Megawatts! Percentage! Number of units
Coal2,250303
Nuclear2,07027.53
Oil1,650223
Hydro1,2311653
Diesel28041
Geo-thermal500.51
Other2-
Total7,53310062?

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Corporate profile page of Hokkaido Electric Power Company, accessed 10 September 2011 . 10 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110817224718/http://www.hepco.co.jp/english/profile/corporateprofile.html . 17 August 2011 . dead .
  2. Kyogoku pumped storage project is under construction and due for completion in 2015. It will provide 600 MW.