Japan’s Tohoku Electric has secured 2.2 million tonnes of additional LNG for for the current financial year ending on March 31, Reuters reported.
The company was forced to increase its LNG-fired power generation after a complete nuclear outage in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Tohoku Electric, headquartered in Sendai, provides service to 7 million customers across seven prefectures, occupying the northern portion of Japan’s main island.
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LNG World News Staff, January 27, 2012; Image: Tohoku