| Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | |
| Trade Name: | Kyushu Electric Power |
| Native Name: | 九州電力株式会社 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Type: | Electric utility |
| Industry: | Electric power |
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| Founded: | 1 May 1951 |
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| Hq Location Country: | Japan |
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(OSE: 9508,) is a Japanese energy company that provides power to 7 prefectures (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima), and recently, to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture. Its shortened name of is sometimes used. In 2011 the company was criticised for attempting to manipulate public opinion in favor of reactivating two reactors at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant.[1]
Kyushu Electric Power was founded on 1 May 1951. The company began supplying electricity to Hiroshima in November 2005 - the first provider in Japan to supply energy outside its area.