Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 12

21-Mar-2011

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Japan Looks To Cover Short Term Energy Requirements Following Earthquake And Tsunami

Japan is working to cover its short term energy requirements after a 9-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami wrecked a nuclear plant and shut in other power plants and refineries on the east coast on 11 March. There were explosions in three units of the six-reactor, 4.7gw capacity Fukushima Daiichi power plant and there were fears of...