According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, 10 thermal power plants in Fukushima, Miyagi, and Ibaraki prefectures have been shut down as of 5 pm on the 15th due to equipment inspection work in response to this earthquake. I will.
Of these, the ones that have stopped in Fukushima Prefecture are
▽ Units 5 and 6 of the Hirono Thermal Power Station of the electric power company "JERA" that integrates the thermal power generation businesses of TEPCO and Chubu Electric Power, and
▽ Fukushima Natural of Oil Resources Development. Gas LNG power plants Units 1 and 2,
▽ Soma Kyodo Thermal Power Plant's new ground thermal power plants Units 1 and 2,
▽ Tohoku Electric Power's Haramachi Thermal Power Plant Units 1 and 2.
Hirono Thermal Power Station Unit 6 is expected to resume operation within the 15th, and Unit 5 is expected to resume operation within the 16th.
In Miyagi Prefecture, Tohoku Electric Power's Shin-Sendai Thermal Power Station Unit 3 resumed operation on the 14th, but Sendai Thermal Power Station Unit 4 is still shut down.
In addition, the Hitachinaka joint thermal power plant of "JERA" has stopped in Ibaraki prefecture.
Each company has decided to restart the operation of thermal power plants whose equipment has been confirmed to be safe, and according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, there is no risk of a large-scale power outage due to this shutdown.