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Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

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Trade name	Kyushu Electric Power
Native name	九州電力株式会社
Company type	Electric utility
Industry	Electric power
Founded	1 May 1951
Headquarters	Japan
Website	www.kyuden.co.jp

Kyūshū Electric Power Company (九州電力株式会社, Kyūshū Denryoku Kabushiki Gaisha) ( TYO: 9508, OSE: 9508, FWB:  2CJ) is a Japanese energy company that provides power to 7 prefectures ( Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Ōita, Saga, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima), and recently, to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture. Its shortened name of 九電 (Kyuu den) is sometimes used. In 2011 the company was criticised for attempting to manipulate public opinion in favor of reactivating two reactors at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant. ^[1]

History

Kyushu Electric Power was founded on 1 May 1951. The company began supplying electricity to Hiroshima in November 2005 - the first provider in Japan to supply energy outside its area.^{[ citation needed]}

See also

• Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
• Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Power Plant
• Nuclear power in Japan

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