noun
Tokyo Electric Power Company; TEPCO
Abbreviation of 東京電力. Used in news, business, and everyday conversation about the utility company.
東電の株価が今日大幅に下落した。
TEPCO's stock price dropped sharply today.
福島第一原発は東電が運営している。
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is operated by TEPCO.
Full formal name; 東電 is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation formed from the first characters of 東京 (Tokyo) and 電力 (electric power).