Japan Utilities Use Record Coal, LNG Following Nuclear Shutdowns
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Japan’s regional power companies burned a record amount of coal and liquefied natural gas for November as they relied on the fossil fuels to make up for lost output from offline nuclear reactors.
The country’s 10 electricity utilities increased their use of LNG by 1.9 percent to 4.6 million metric tons in November, the biggest volume for the month, according to data from the Federation of Electric Power Cos. Coal consumption climbed 20.5 percent to 4.78 million tons, a record for the month, according to the industry group, which started compiling the data in 1972.