Business deals

Deal comes as electricity demand rises for new data centers

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JERA is Japan’s largest power-generating company, as well as a major importer of liquefied natural gas. (Photo by Manami Yamada)

KOKI IZUMI

October 3, 2025 23:46 JST

TOKYO — Japanese energy company JERA has agreed to sell its 20% interest in a large gas-fired power plant in the U.S. to an investment firm there for an undisclosed sum as data center construction stokes electricity demand.

AloJapan.com