VOL. XLVI

No 30

28-July-2003

JAPAN

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Japanese Power Generation To Rely Less On Fossil Fuels, Says FACTS

Japans electricity generation sector will rely increasingly on nuclear power at the expense of fossil fuel burning thermal plants, according to Honolulus FACTS Inc. In the report Japans Long-Term Plans for Power Generation, published in early July, FACTS analyst Tomoko Hosoe writes that Japans reliance on nuclear capacity will rise to 41.4% of total power generation in financial year...