Prevention of Global Warming

Decreased CO2 Emission Intensity

Higashidori Nuclear Power Station

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (Tohoku EPCo) has made consistent efforts to reduce CO2 emissions through various measures concerning electric power facilities including nuclear power development, which is the pillar of our policy to cope with global warming, consulting services for customers on the effective use of electricity and active engagement in international joint efforts.

The overall CO2 emission intensity (CO2 emissions per kWh of electricity used) of FY2004 was 0.438 kg-CO2/kWh, declining by 7% from the previous fiscal year level. The decline is due to an increase in the amount of electricity generated by nuclear power, attributed to such factors as the start of test run of Unit 1 of Higashidori Nuclear Power Station.

Unit 1 of Higashidori Nuclear Power Station (with an output of 1.1 million kW) is scheduled to start commercial operation in October 2005.

Active Application of the Kyoto Mechanisms

Biomass power generation project
in Honduras

Placing top priority on controlling atmospheric warming on a global scale, we have initiated efforts with a view to putting the Kyoto Mechanisms into practice through participating in the "World Bank Prototype Carbon Fund," the "Japan GHG Reduction Fund (JGRF)," "overseas afforestation projects," etc.

In February 2005, we decided to purchase CO2 credit available from a biomass power generation project in the Republic of Honduras in Central America.