Coal production in high demand for Hokkaido thermal plants

Coal production in high demand for Hokkaido thermal plants

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2012 shows facilities at Naie thermal power plant of Hokkaido Electric Power Co. in the town of Naie, Hokkaido. Coal produced in the Ishikari coal field in central Hokkaido is being carried there in much greater quantities than previously amid rising demand for coal-fired power plants in the prefecture due to the suspension of nuclear reactors.

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