Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc.

Detailed Description

Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Incorporated generates, transmits, and distributes electricity in Japan. The company undertakes electrical and telecommunication, civil engineering and construction, piping, air-conditioning and water supply/drainage facility, and disaster prevention equipment works; manufactures and sells electricity meters; and inspects and installs electric meters. It also engages in the management of buildings; environmental conservation business; sale of fuel, equipment, and materials; public bathhouse, cleaning/security service, and utility pole advertising businesses; provision of consulting services in the areas of construction, civil engineering, electricity, environment, energy, and repair of housing appliances; construction, maintenance, operation, and repair of power generation facilities and various plants; sale of electric power generated by thermal, hydroelectric, photovoltaic, and wind power; unloading, storage, and delivery of imported coal; and marine transport agency and customs clearance activities. In addition, the company provides Ethernet communications network and Internet connection services; installation, maintenance, supervision, and consulting of information communication networks; Internet data center and other information processing related services; and sells network-related machinery and equipment, information processing equipment, and software. Further, it is involved in the consultation, development, operation, and management of education-related information processing systems; leasing of LNG receiving facilities; and sale of corporate merchandise, gift products, sundries, food, etc. Additionally, the company engages in design, printing, and bookbinding operations; the production of closed captions; and the provision of document management, confidential-document destruction, and recycling services. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Sapporo, Japan.