Tokyo cancels ¥45.46m in EV charger subsidies over improper claims
The metropolitan government found improper applications tied to a Chubu Electric group company. The national scheme that paid out ¥10.5bn has not followed suit.
The metropolitan government found improper applications tied to a Chubu Electric group company. The national scheme that paid out ¥10.5bn has not followed suit.
The company says it will rebuild itself after a business improvement order from the industry ministry, but residents in the host town say the explanation does not convince them.
The utility told regulators it still wants to restart the plant. Its accounts now treat the reactors as a write-off, and an accounting expert says the books read as a retreat.
The body that manages decommissioning money issued its first recommendation since it began the work in 2024, after Chubu Electric overstated costs at Hamaoka.