Japan’s Fukushima hit by 7.3 magnitude earthquake, around 6.2 GW power capacity shut
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred offshore Fukushima in northeastern Japan late March 16, shutting multiple coal, gas and oil-fired power units in the region. The strong earthquake resulted in the closure of at least 6.22 GW in combined generation capacity at 12 coal, gas and oil-fired power plants in northeastern Japan, power utilities said in filings to the Hatsuden Joho…