Hokuriku Electric Power Company supplies electricity through integrated power generation, transmission, and distribution systems in Japan. The company generates electricity through hydroelectric, thermal, photovoltaic, and nuclear sources. It is also involved in the sale of LNG; maintenance of electric power equipment, hydroelectric power plant, and transformer equipment; operation of electrical and related facilities; construction of thermal and nuclear power plant equipment; design and execution of civil engineering and construction projects; electrical work; and energy solution business. In addition, the company engages in the development and maintenance of software; wide-area Ethernet service and corporate Internet connectivity; data center operations; environmental research, design, and execution of environmental greening projects; recycling and storage of confidential documents and archives; and sale of paper products. Further, it engages in the real estate leasing and management, temporary staffing, and equipment leasing activities; operation of the Hyakusen Yokocho online store; provision of nursing care/social welfare, and telephone pole advertising and travel services; manufacture and sale of concrete poles, piles, distribution switches, transformers, distribution boards, and other equipment; and manufacture, repair, and testing of power meters and other instrumentation. The company was incorporation in 1951 and is headquartered in Toyama, Japan.
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