Kyushu Electric Power
Japanese electric utility company
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Kyūshū Electric Power Co., Inc. (九州電力株式会社, Kyūshū Denryoku Kabushiki Gaisha), sometimes abbreviated to Kyūden (九電), is a Japanese energy company that provides power to seven prefectures (Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima), and recently,[when?] to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture.
Kyushu Electric Power
Native name
九州電力株式会社Romanized name
Kyūshū Denryoku Kabushiki-gaishaCompany type
Public | |
 Headquarters in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka | |
| Kyushu Electric Power | |
Native name | 九州電力株式会社 |
Romanized name | Kyūshū Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha |
Company type | Public |
| TYO: 9508 FSE: 9508 | |
| Industry | Electric power |
| Founded | May 1, 1951 |
| Headquarters | Watanabedori, , Japan |
Key people | Michiaki Uryu (chairman) Kazuhiro Ikebe (president) |
| Website | www.kyuden.co.jp |
History
Kyushu Electric Power was founded on 1 May 1951. The company began supplying electricity to Hiroshima in November 2005 as the first provider in Japan to supply energy outside its area.[citation needed]
In 2011, the company was criticised for attempting to manipulate public opinion in favour of reactivating two reactors at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant.[1]
