Nuclear in Asia – not all doom and gloom for gas
Restarted nuclear reactors are displacing gas in Japan’s power sector, and although a similar picture can be seen in South Korea, the story is different elsewhere in Asia Restarted nuclear reactors are displacing gas in Japan’s power sector, and although a similar picture can be seen in South Korea, the story is different elsewhere in Asia.
17 March 2016
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Restarted nuclear reactors are displacing gas in Japan’s power sector. (Wikicommons)
Japan’s restarted nuclear reactors are set to displace gas in the country’s power sector. Even if only a small share of Japan’s nuclear capacity is brought back online over the next 24 months, it will still dent gas demand. But the outlook is mixed elsewhere in Asia. While greater amounts of nuclear capacity will likely displace gas in South Korea’s power sector, the opposite is expected in Taiwan. Meanwhile, there is potentially room for both gas and nuclear to grow in China and India. So,...
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