Hokuriku Electric Power Co.
Industry Group: Utilities
Country/Region: Japan
Identifier: TKS:9505
Hokuriku Electric Power Co Inc is an electric utility company that functions as a regulated monopoly in the Hokuriku region of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Hokuriku Electric supplies electricity through power generation, transmission, and distribution. To do this, the company operates a portfolio of hydroelectric, thermal, and nuclear power plants located throughout Japan’s Hokuriku region. Most of the total energy produced by Hokuriku Electric comes from its thermal facilities that utilize coal fuel sources. The company primarily generates revenue through the sale of electric power to residential and large-scale industrial customers in the machinery, chemical, and textile sectors.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Utilities 577 out of 648
Universe
Global Universe 14628 out of 15104
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46.9
Severe
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