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Kanden Plant’s Business

Kanden Plant (KP) has earned the trust of customers by providing
superior power generation facility maintenance services for many years.
Our sphere of activities is expanding into new service areas and business fields,
where we can leverage our long-accumulated technologies and know-how.
Kanden Plant aims to be a company that contributes widely to society through its plantengineering business centered on energy and the environment.
This section introduces five “capabilities” that support Kanden Plant’s business operations.
We exe cu te co ns t r u c t io n ,installation and refurbishment
wo r ks of p ower gene rat ion
facilities, such as thermal
p o w e r, n u c l e a r p o w e r a n drenewable energy plants, aswell as all major industrial
plant facilities that suppor tsocial infrastructure, such asoil, gas and chemical plants.

Capability toconstruct“Technological capability” “construction capability” “creativity” “planningcapability” “proposal-making capability” ...and “the power of younger

KP’s Strengths

employees” and “the power of experienced employees.”

Capability toprotect

These are Kanden Plant’s strengths that support its operations.
These strengths combine to create synergy, making our company
several times or several score times more powerful. We believe so.
Not only will we conduct construction and maintenance of thermal andnuclear power generation facilities, but we are also looking to expand
into a wide range of new business fields. We are seeking new talents tojoin us in the next phase of KP’s growth story.

We carr y out periodical
inspections, repairs and othermaintenance of power
generation and manufacturing
facilities to ensure that every
piece of equipment is operating
properly and remains in
optimum condition.
We will provide safe and high-quality
construction services not only forexisting customers but also for new
customers in a wider area, including
the Kanto region. We will always stayclose to our customers and makepro p osals fro m t he cus to m e rʼs
perspective, thereby building a
relationship of trust with ourcustomers.

Kanden Plant’s
five professional
capabilities

Capability to
notice andbuild

Capability tocreateWe plan and design
construction projects ofvarious t ypes of plantfacilities, including power
generation facilities. Witha b u n d a n t ex p e r t i s e , w eprovide high-value-added
services that meetcustomer needs in ever yaspect, from technicalstandards to securing of
quality.

Capability tosupportEach department of the Head Oﬃce
for mulates r ules and p olicies for
managing the operations of theentire company, such as planning,
human resources, accounting, andsafety and quality control. Also, eachbusiness oﬃce suppor ts front-line
wo r ke rs w hil e c a r r y in g ou t i t s
day-to-day activities in accordancewith the deﬁned rules and policies.

KP’s recent projects

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.ʼs

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.ʼs

Arida Solar Power Station,

Woody Biomass Power Generation(Construction - maintenance)(Safet y measure s for new re gulator y(New construction work)(Equipment installation work)

Himeji No. 2 Power Station

Ohi Power Station

standards - maintenance)

Wakayama Prefecture

Facilities, Ono City, Fukui Prefecture

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PROJECT STORYKP Project Stories■ Safety measure renovations to comply with the new regulatory standards■ Mizushima Energy Center, Okayama Prefecture Introduction of team members

for nuclear power plants Introduction of team members of the“Takahama Power Station Unit 3 Tornado-Resistant Facilities Installation Project”

of the “Coal-fired Thermal Power Generation Facilities Construction Project”
Shogo
TakataPROJECT 01

In this project, he was in charge of installing boiler auxiliary
equipment and piping equipment. As the “life of the party” on
the project team, he worked to actively communicate with hiscolleagues, superiors, and subcontractors on a daily basis
throughout the project. Through this project, he felt anew
that teamwork is an essential prerequisite at a construction
site.

Construction Group,
Thermal Power
Construction Department
Joined the company
in 2009

Construction Group,
Thermal Power
Construction Department
Joined the company
in 2009

Welding Management Group,
Thermal PowerEngineering Department
Joined the company
in 2010

TakeshiTanakaHe served as a coordinator of the project. He communicatedthe customer’s needs to each business site to enable
construction work to be carried out smoothly. He played asort of balancer’s role, standing between the customer andworkers at the construction site. By utilizing the experience
gained in this project, he aims to create an environment
where everyone can work safely and smoothly at work sites
where he will be involved in the future.

Yasuhiro
ShimadaHe was in charge of strength/seismic resistance evaluation
related to safety measures work. He worked hard every day
to meet the needs of the customer while coping with thechallenges and restrictions, including the new national
standards. In the future, he aims to become able to conduct
evaluations by using analysis software himself.

Satoshi
NomuraHe served as an on-site supervisor. He grasped situations
that changed from day to day by closely communicating withmany subcontractors. He tried to provide accurate
instructions and guidance at the site. He feels that theconfidence and experience he gained from completing thisproject are still very valuable to him in how he works today.

Planning Group,
Nuclear Power
Construction Department
Joined the company
in 2010

He was mainly in charge of the installation of auxiliary
equipment for the main boiler. He strived hard to ensure
steady progress of the installation work in his responsiblearea while always paying attention to the overall flow. By the
final stage of the project, he had developed himself such thathe could provide logistical support for senior employees.
After going through a tough project, not only did he become
more confident in himself, but also he feels that the greatest
benefit was having met many reliable colleagues.

Koji
Handa

Hironobu
Nishi

PROJECT 02

Designing Group,
Nuclear Power
Construction Department
Joined the company
in 2012

He participated in the project as a support welder for on-site
piping work. He engaged every day in welding while learningfrom senior welders. When he passed the radiationtransmission test (RT), he felt a great sense of satisfaction
and accomplishment. He aims to hone his skills to become aproficient welder who will be called to any difficult work site.

Machinery C,
Machinery Section,
Takahama Office
Joined the company
in 2015* Affiliation indicated is that at the time of the project.

The construction of the “coal-fired thermal power generation facilities” atBringing together Kanden Plant’s
the Mizushima Energy Center in Okayama Prefecture was a large-scale
project involving the installation of a coal-fired boiler and steam turbine
technology, knowledge and experience!!
with 112,000 kW output.
This was the first comprehensive construction of power generation
Mizushima Energy Center, Okayama
facilities that Kanden Plant ever performed outside the Kansai ElectricPower Co’s jurisdiction. Furthermore, construction work was undertaken
Prefecture “Coal-fired Thermal Power
inside the chemical plant while in normal operations. The project teamcompleted this challenging job, fully utilizing their rich
Generation Facilities Construction Project” successfully
experience and advanced technology. Let’s take a look back at this* Affiliation indicated is that at the time of the project.

Everything was a first experience!!
Completing safety measure renovations
to comply with the new regulatory
standards (anti-tornado measures)
through repeated trial and error

project.

*Severe accident (SA):An accident that exceeds the nuclear power plant’s original design basis assumptions

Bringing together KP’s high technological capabilities!
Project connecting to the future

Successful project completion bringing new landscape

A big project that took three years
to meet the new regulatory standards

Gaining confidence by completing the project
without accidents and disasters. Envisioning the next vision

The project took place at the Mizushima Energy Center in Kurashiki City, Okayama
Prefecture. Construction work inside the chemical plant with numerous equipment
and crisscrossing piping systems was expected to be extremely difficult due tovarious restrictions, including arrangement of equipment and materials.
During the construction phase, the team members oversaw all on-site operations
while paying close attention to all details as works were executed right next to theexisting piping systems in operation. This project also required difficult processadjustments as all the works, including civil engineering, mechanical and electrical
works, were simultaneously in progress. KP’s construction management expertise
was fully demonstrated.
With KP’s outstanding technological capabilities, combined with the members’
cheerful and open personalities, a relationship of trust with subcontractors wasbuilt day by day.

In the case of a large construction project, there are many situations in which you
have to judge and solve problems yourself while clearly envisioning the entire
project. This project was no exception.
During the construction period, a major earthquake (Tottori Offshore Earthquake)occurred, and there were many bad weather days. The project was disrupted bythese events, and even experienced members were overwhelmed by uneasinessand thought they might not be able to meet the deadline. However, the project
team overcame all the difficulties and successfully completed the project byleveraging their accumulated technology, knowledge and experience, as well as
their ability to decide on site what to do at the next stage and organizational power
and teamwork, which enabled them to support each other.
The experience of the Mizushima Project gave Kanden Plant greater confidence indemonstrating its high technological capabilities in areas other than the Kansai region.

KP received an order from a customer to install facilities to protect sea water
pumps against tornadoes. Initially, KP planned to install compact facilities, but itturned out that in order to comply with the new national regulatory standards, it
was necessary to install large-scale facilities that were considerably larger thanoriginally planned.
For example, regarding measures against flying objects from a tornado, from theestimation of the incidence angle, it was assumed that steel objects weighingnearly 200 kg could be blown away by the wind, and based on this assumption,
protection measures were designed to prevent damage from flying objects. As aresult of implementing repeated protection measures, it grew into a big project thattook almost three years to complete, far exceeding the initial expectations.

Originally, the Nuclear Power Division of Kanden Plant was engaged mainly inperiodical inspections and repairs. Furthermore, there was no precedent for safetymeasure renovations to comply with the new regulatory standards. So everything wasa first experience. At the planning and design stages as well as at the construction
site, the project team members made adjustments every day and went throughendless trial and error processes.
In particular, in the safety measure renovations, which had a tight schedule, sudden
specification changes and problems occurred one after another. Aiming to meet theneeds of customers who aim to restart the nuclear power plant as soon as possible,
the entire staff worked as one to overcome all those challenges and successfullycompleted the project with no accidents and disasters. KP competed safety measure
renovations for complying with the new regulatory standards ahead of competitors inJapan. This achievement will surely lead to the expansion of the scale and scope of
new construction projects in the future.

Business Fields of Kanden Plant
Various customers
・Companies that own
power generation facilities
and manufacturing facilities
・Plant manufacturer
・National and local governments

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Toward the restart of nuclear power plants, the new regulatory standards
came into effect in July 2013. Kanden Plant has been conducting
construction/installation works for safety measures to comply with the new
regulatory standards, including measures against severe accidents (SA)*and fire protection.
These are very significant works in Japan’s energy policy after March 11,2011.
This section introduces the project of installing tornado-resistant facilities toprotect sea water pumps from flying objects, which was conducted for therestart of Unit 3 of the Takahama Power Station.

Work Flow at Kanden Plant

Needs

Kanden Plant Corporation

・New construction of power generation facilities
・Maintenance of plant facilities（Safety, quality, cost, construction period, etc.）

Services

On-site supervision
Construction technicalguidance
Subcontractor

Subcontractor

Subcontractor

Subcontractor

ー Sales ーー Plan ーー Design ーー Procurement ーー Construction work ー

We receive a request for
construction or maintenance ofplant facilities from a customer.

We create the best plan thatmeets the customer’s needs,
including the construction
period and budget.

We prepare a detailed designof each specialized facility,
such as equipment and piping,
and an overall design.

We arrange for materials andequipment necessary forconstruction work andmaintenance.

We carry out high-quality
construction work without
accidents and disasters within
the set construction period.

・Construction work ・Maintenance work
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KANDEN PLANT

Education and Training System

Kanden Plant Seen by Keywords

Planning and implementing an effective training curriculum for each hierarchical level!
Offering a full backup system to meet individual educational needs
KANTO

KP has kept illuminating the Kansai region for over 70 years.
Deeply rooted in the region, KP has supported the energy society.
We are a group of professionals who know everything about power
generation facilities.
In the future, while staying close to customers not only here in the
Kansai region but also in other parts of the country, including the
Kanto region, we will strive to become the best partner for ourcustomers by leveraging our outstanding proposal ability and safeand high- qualit y construction capabilit y to satisf y customer
expectations.

Techno Center(Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture)

New power, electric,
thermal and civil engineering
departments established1953

Establishment of"Kanden Kogyo Co., Ltd."

Changed to"Kanden Plant Co., Ltd."

2000
1955

Unify salesandconstruction systems.

2018
2004

Create the future

Approximately
1,400 employees

Over 70 years
since founding

KP has about 1,400 employees, who belong to one of the threefollowing divisions: Management Division, Plant Division and
Nuclear Power Division. KP is built on these 1,400 people, whowork together and cooperate with one another with a strong senseof mission to “support the social infrastructure of energy.”
The company always has a vibrant atmosphere as open
communication is encouraged not only among employees but withvarious parties, including customers and subcontractors.

The origin of KP dates back to 1953, when Kanden Kogyo Co., Ltd.
was established as a new Kansai Electric Power Group company
amid Japan’s remarkable postwar reconstruction.
In 2004, the company name was changed to the current “Kanden
Plant Corporation.” However, a sincere and positive spirit of trying
to provide high-value -added ser vices that meet customers’
expectations has been inherited by every single employee at KP,
along with advanced technological capabilities that have been
accumulated over 70 years since the Kanden Kogyo period.

Nuclear Technology
Training Center(Takahama Town, Fukui Prefecture)

New employees participatingin their educationNew
employees
education

Hierarchical general education
Younger
employees

Mid-level
employees

Employees
withresponsible
positions

Sectionmanagers,
managers,
etc.

General Managers,
DuputyGeneral Managers
etc.

Managers
Training forexecutive candidates

Training for female employees
Various qualification acquisition courses
Compliance, CSR, Human Rights, Safety and Health,Quality Control, Environmental Management, Information Management

Implemented
in each division

Without being limited to power plant facilities for thermal andnuclear power, KP’s business fields are expanding not only torenewable energy power generation facilities, such as solar andbiomass, but to all industrial plant facilities that support social
infrastructure, such as oil, gas, and chemical plants.
K P ’s s t r e n g t h s a r e o u t s t a n d i n g c r e a t i v i t y, t e c h n o l o g i c a lcapabilities, and organizational capabilities, which enable us toconsistently provide reliable services—from planning to design toprocurement to construction/installation to test run tomaintenance—in these diverse settings.

Assistantmanagers,
leaders

Staff

Implemented company wide

Plant Engineering

Expandinginto Kanto Region

Kanden Plant offers hierarchical education programs, from new employees education
to mid-level employees training and managers training. In the new employees
education, in addition to learning the attitude and manners expected of working adults
and various internal rules, new employees will receive an introductory education on
Kanden Plant’ s businesses.
New employees will then receive basic training and specialized technical training
through OJT (on-the-job training = training through practical work) in their respective
departments. Our training programs are designed to allow employees to steadilyacquire the required knowledge and skills for their assigned role at training facilities,
including the Techno Center.
In addition, in response to individual educational needs, we will send employees toexternal training courses or dispatch employees to manufacturers and engineering
companies in Japan. Also, we actively support employees who are eager to acquire
official qualifications through various measures, such as providing congratulatory
money to employees who have acquired official qualifications, reimbursing part of theexam fees, and giving work-related consideration. We have a system in place tomake generous investment in employees with high motivation.

OJT
Hierarchical technical training(common / by function)
Safety and Health, Quality Control, English Conversation

Welfare Programs
Supporting comfortable lives of employees.
Supporting employees’ lives in various aspects, from living environment to systems
To suppor t employees working away from their homes, we have dormitories (for single
employees) and company houses (for transferred employees) near our business locations.
Regarding welfare programs, we have a property accumulation savings system, a stockholding
association system, etc. Furthermore, we have introduced a complete five-day workweek system,a system that allows employees to accumulate paid leave and use it for their personal sick leave,
etc., a condolence money system, and childcare and nursing-care support systems. We areworking to enhance systems to improve the quality of life of our employees.
Also, to help employees maintain and improve their mental and physical health, we not only
provide health examinations but also operate a health control room and provide regular visiting
health consultations by nurses and mental health care.

COLUMN

Company where
women can play
an active role

Azuchi Dormitory (Takahama Town, Fukui Prefecture)
There are dormitories in the close vicinity of each business office.
We provide a well-equipped, comfortable living environment.

Kanden Plant believes that employees are its greatest asset. Kanden Plant is a company
with many male employees, but it is a comfortable place for women to work and has acorporate culture where women can play active roles. Our workplace is lively with active andopen communication among staff. I often consult with my colleagues to solve problems.

Personnel and Labor
Relations Group, General
Affairs and Human
Resources Department
Miwako Miyamori(Joined the company in 2015)* Affiliation indicated is that at the time of the project.

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A group of
professional engineers

KansaiElectric Power Group

KP’s main business is construction management. Simply put,c onstruction management is a series of tasks star ting withconstruction planning, protecting the safety of colleagues duringt h e c ons tr uc t i on, an d ens ur in g c om p l et i on of hi gh - quali t yconstruction within the stipulated construction period. Thisrequires not only advanced skills and expertise but also the ability
to act on your own and work positively on everything and the ability
to communicate with colleagues and bring out their abilities to thefullest.
O nly af ter you have ac quired these exc ellent c onstruc tion
management abilities can you win the trust of many customers andsubcontractors and become a full-fledged “KP person.” In recent
years, we have also focused our efforts on strengthening our“In-house technique” such as training welder.

Kanden Plant (KP) is a member of the Kansai Electric PowerGroup, which has about 100 companies and 33,000 employees.
KP has established operation bases mainly at power plants within
Kansai Electric Power’s jurisdiction to support the safe and stablesupply of electricity.
By t ak in g ad vant age of the Kans ai Ele c tri c Power Group’s
economy of scale, KP offers a variety of welfare programs toensure that not only employees but also their family members live
their lives with peace of mind. Such programs include a healthinsurance program, various types of individual insurance plans, asavings deposit system, and a stockholding association system.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Please tell me about your annual

Q2. How are assignment decisions made?

Annual paid leave is granted for up to 20 days. The number of annual holidays is 120
days or more, and there are also special holidays.
Although there are some busy times,
we have an environment where employees can easily take leave from work.
We conduct strict labor management, including the management of working hours.

We take into consideration various factors, such as each person’s wishes, work order
receipt status and future personnel development plans. You will not always be
assigned to your desired department or work location. But in an interview after joining
the company or in regular interviews, you can consult about your desired work
location, work you want to try/qualifications you want to obtain, and family situation
requiring consideration.

Q3. What majors do you recruit

Q4. Can employees take childcare leave?

paid leave system.

from for technical jobs?

We hire people from all science departments for technical jobs. We have awell-designed training system in place. After joining the company, you will receive
training to learn required skills and obtain necessary knowledge. You will also
receive support for acquiring qualifications. So please feel free to apply. Of course,
you can make the most of your expertise in machinery and electricity.

Employees with more than one year of service can take childcare leave until their childbecomes two years old, at the longest. Also, eligible employees can shorten theirworking hours or can be exempt from overtime until their child enters an elementary
school. We are working to create an environment where employees can work
comfortably during various life stages.

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WEB SITE［Contact］
Human Resources Development Group, General Aﬀairs and Human Resources Department

2-9-18 Honjohigashi, Kita-ku, Osaka 531-8502
TEL. 06-6359-7441

E-mail. kp-saiyou@kanden-plant.co.jp