History
With a customer base of 13.2 million and a generating capacity of 35,760 megawatts, Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated is a leading Japanese power company. Kansai Electric Power started operations in 1951. The company ventured into nuclear power in 1957. Its annual energy sales exceeded 100 billion kilowatt hours in 1987.
Activities:
The Kansai Electric Power Company caters to a diverse spectrum of business segments:
- Energy Related Business: Electricity production and related industries.
- Life cycle related Business: Real estate, food services, and medical equipment.
- Information Technology: As many as eight subsidiaries.
- Other Business areas: Planning and resource management.
- Group business support: Nuclear energy and railways.
Performance:
Financial details from the previous two years:
Operating Revenues
The company had assets worth 6,857.8 million Yen in 2006.
Assets & Infrastructure:
The company has a strong Research & Development division, which is involved in the R&D planning and execution. The outlay consists of the R&D department, Power Engineering R&D Center, and the Energy Use R&D Center.
Organization:
Yoshihisa Akiyama is the Chairman of the company. Shosuke Mori is the President and Director of company. Kansai Electric Power had 30,674 employees in 2006.
Headquarters Address:
6-16 Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku
Osaka, 530-8270, Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6441-8821
Fax: +81-6-6447-7174
Website: www.kepco.co.jp
