Increased LNG imports are in the frame to help Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company bridge an expected summer power supply gap, write Eric Martin and Lucy Hine.
A wide-ranging programme at Tepco includes plans to end scheduled shutdowns of an LNG-fired unit at its Yokohama power station and a gas-fired unit at its Shinagawa plant. It also aims to add 400 megawatts worth of quick-start gas turbines.
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