Abstract
Recently, demand for electrical power is maintaining a high growth rate supported by expanding economic and social activities. It is expected that the demand will continue to increase steadily in the future. To ensure a stable supply of electrical pow-er, it is necessary to promote the generation of power using coal, which is highly economic-al, can be very stably supplied in view of its ample reserves, and is a kernel energy alternative to oil. It will also be important to implement sufficient environmental preserva-tion measures in order to deal with global environmental issues, significantly improve the efficiency of power generation, and reduce emissions of carbon dioxide per unit of gener-ated energy. In this regard, MITI is promoting various activities to realize the early imple-mentation of high efficiency power generation technology by accelerating and promoting its development.
