関西電力反対の理由



In response to Mayor-elect was elected as the governor of Osaka in Osaka before - Toru Hashimoto, KEPCO is highly likely to come under pressure to further reduce reliance on nuclear power.




He fought under the bridge separating generation, transmission mayor pledged to reduce the use of nuclear power and Kansai Electric Power Co., was elected the 27th. KEPCO is greater reliance on nuclear power than other power companies in Japan, under the bridge's claims are poised to resist this.
However, under the bridge he has further put pressure equipment. Osaka is Japan's third largest city, the largest city in vitro as well as a service of Kansai Electric, Kansai Electric Power Co. about 9% (as of March 31) because it is the largest shareholder owns.

He is 27 under the bridge, at a press conference after a landslide election victory, said he would submit a draft reform of the Kansai Electric Power Co. shareholders meeting to be held in June every year over and discussed with other shareholders. He declined to disclose details.

The Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi 28th contrast, "Nuclear power is important," he said, "In a view to securing a stable supply, it is better integrated system that holds the electric power companies within one that, "he said, refuted the claim of the mayor-elect Hashimoto.

East of the earthquake earlier this year in March, Kansai Electric Power was supplied almost 50 percent of total electricity from nuclear power plants. This is a power company in Japan is the highest percentage. The company is expanding the use of nuclear power if the electricity tariff has been argued to be kept low.

He is under the bridge to avoid power shortages, admits that there is a need to run the existing nuclear power plants. However, he has to reveal a distrust of the nuclear industry, such as KEPCO has been covered in various scandals and accidents such as falsification of data hiding.

Local media, the difference of opinion with the mayor-elect Hashimoto and Kansai Electric Power, which is likely to lead to confrontation and serious. Bridges said in an interview under a variety of pre-election, including election Kansai "fight with vested interests," he said.

During heightened fears of power shortages this summer, under the bridge he was governor of Osaka, the Kansai Electric Power declined to request instructions from the previous year and 15% saving in electricity consumption during peak periods. He said KEPCO is necessary to pad the savings ratio, and it is aimed to give criticism prompted the production of nuclear power plants to the public again fueled the crisis.

Fukushima nuclear accident since the first of March, which remains the primary re not running down all over Japan for maintenance. For this reason, companies such as Kansai Electric Power has been busy securing a non-nuclear power sources.

Yagi, president of the Kansai Electric Power Co. last week forecast is uncertain because the reactor running again, after the earthquake of March the company said that can not issue bonds.

KEPCO shares on October 28, fell about 5%, 29 fell 1 percent. Since the close of business on March 11 that the earthquake occurrence and rate of decline of 47%.