11:43 - 4.03.2026

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March 4, Fineko/abc.az. Japan's electricity production is 30% dependent on imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the government is currently developing emergency measures in case supplies from the Persian Gulf are cut off.

ABC.AZ reports that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated this during a debate in the Budget Commission of the Lower House of Parliament, answering a question about the impact of a possible blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on economic security.

"Thermal power plants in Japan," she said, "are only 7% dependent on oil imports and 30% on LNG purchases. Therefore, the government is monitoring the situation with supplies and prices of liquefied natural gas with great concern."

The PM said that in case of crisis situations, the government, together with private business, will urgently switch LNG imports to purchases in other countries and on the spot market. Japan annually imports nearly 7 million tons of LNG from the Persian Gulf, with Qatar as the main supplier. These volumes are mainly delivered through the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and further to the open ocean.