Reuters reported that Japan's Nippon Steel Corporation shut the 136 MW coal fired plant at its Kamaishi works due to a problem with a coal conveyor system.

Tohoku Electric Power Co, which buys the power produced by the plant, ruled out a possible power shortage despite the unplanned shutdown.

Tohoku Electric has been meeting peak winter demand with assistance from Tokyo Electric Power and Hokkaido Electric Power Co.

(Sourced from www.reuters.com)