Electric Power Development (J-Power), Japan's second-largest coal-fired power generator, plans to shut two 500 MW coal-fired power plants in its Matsushima power station at the end of March 2025, in line with its commitment to achieving 2025 carbon reduction target, it said October 31.

The permanent closure of the No. 1 and suspension of No. 2 plants will help J-Power make significant progress in its emission reduction goals, reducing 9.2 million tonnes or 19% of CO2 emissions compared with 2013 levels, according to Hitoshi Kanno, representative director president of the company.

J-Power will also cut the utilization rate of other coal-fired power plants. The company owns coal-fired power plants at nine sites with a combined generation capacity of 8.8 GW, and is considering the possibility of downsizing some plants and converting some to CO2-free power plants, Kanno said.

The company intends to construct a gasification facility at the No.2 plant in Matsushima with higher efficiency and lower emissions, with plans to restart it in 2028.

(Writing by Emma Yang  Editing by Harry Huo)
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