Reuters reported that Japan Soma Kyodo Power Co Ltd shut its 1,000 megawatt coal fired No.2 unit at its Shinchi plant on Sunday morning due to a steam leak from a boiler.

Tohoku Electric said it expected to have stable power supplies despite the shutdown. Soma supplies 50% of the plant output to its parent firms.

Soma Kyodo is a 50-50 joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Co and Tohoku Electric Power Co.

Source - Reuters

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