TEPCO's Niigata Pref. Nuclear Power Plant Begins Transmitting Power to Tokyo Area, 1st Time in 14 Years

The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:20 JST,
February 17, 2026
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. said the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture has begun transmitting electricity to the Tokyo metropolitan area for the first time in 14 years.
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