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Friday, November 29, 2013

What happens when Tepco's coffers run dry?

Operator of Japan's Fukushima plant cuts profit forecast; no risk to loans


The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is forecasting profits that fall short of minimum levels set by its banks, but the lenders are likely to ease their lending conditions to allow fresh financing for the embattled utility, people involved in the process said yesterday.
As part of a financial revival plan to be completed next month, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) will forecast recurring profit of 167.7 billion yen (HK$12.7 billion) for the business year starting next April, the sources said on condition of anonymity.
This falls far below the original forecast for the period, made under the current business plan, of a 261.9 billion yen profit and below the minimum 200 billion yen requirement under the lending covenants set by Tepco's creditors, the sources said.
When a borrower breaches a covenant, the lender can request repayment of the loan. But the sources said Tepco's main banks are likely to go along in December with the company's request for 500 billion yen in financing - 300 billion yen in new loans and 200 billion in loan rollovers.
That is because the banks largely agree with Tepco that the big cut in its profit forecast is mainly the result of a delay in the restart of Tepco's undamaged Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant on the Japan Sea coast.


Nov 29 (Reuters) - The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant plans to rechannel 740 billion yen ($7.24 billion) from its 10-year capital investment budget to address problems at the crippled facility such as a buildup of contaminated water, people involved in the matter said on Friday.

Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will also divert another 790 billion yen from the 6.6 trillion yen capital spending plan to invest in promising businesses and secure overseas resource supplies, the sources told Reuters on condition of anonymity.

A Tepco representative declined comment on the company's plans.
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