The Kyūshū Electric Power Company provides power to 7 prefectures and recently to some parts of Hiroshima Prefecture. The shortened name of 九電 may sometimes be used. As of 2006 the image character was Chisato Moritaka. In 2011 the company was criticised for attempting to deceitfully manipulate public opinion in favor of reactivating two reactors at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant. http:--mdn. mainichi. jp-perspectives-news-20110708p2a00m0na001000c. html