Japanese power utility Kansai Electric Power is planning to decommission its 600MW No.1 and No.2 ageing oil-fired units at its Ako power complex at the end of July 2025.
Kansai plans to close the ageing oil-fired power units in Hyogo prefecture on 31 July next year as it is hard to maintain those units, especially after overuse during the fiscal year of 2020-21.The property will be used to set up a power plant which does not emit carbon emissions, Kansai said but did not reveal further details.
Kansai previously planned to convert the 36- and 37-year-old power units to burn coal instead of oil, but was forced to scrap the plan because of emissions concerns.
Kansai's remaining oil-fired power units will be only the 600MW No.1 and No.3 units at its Gobo power complex after the Ako's closures. The utility's oil consumption totalled 2,750 b/d in 2023-24, down by 84pc on the year, according to the company's latest financial result.
