Tepco's $6.8B Olympian Challenge

Tepco's $6.8B Olympian Challenge

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The video discusses TEPCO's task of removing utility poles in Tokyo to improve the city's aesthetics for the 2020 Olympics. It compares Japan's overhead cables with other cities like London and Paris, where cables are underground. The financial burden of this project is significant, with costs estimated at 6.8 billion USD, shared between the government and companies like TEPCO and NTT Docomo. Burying cables is much more expensive than maintaining overhead lines, but TEPCO must comply with government directives.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason for removing utility poles in Tokyo?

To comply with international safety standards

To increase the number of cherry trees

To reduce electricity consumption

To improve the city's aesthetics for the 2020 Olympics

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Tokyo compare to cities like London and Paris in terms of cable placement?

Tokyo has no underground cables

Tokyo has the same percentage of underground cables as London and Paris

Tokyo has fewer underground cables than London and Paris

Tokyo has more underground cables than London and Paris

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many power poles are there in Japan?

20 million

50 million

10 million

35 million

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the project's cost is the Japanese government expected to cover?

50%

60%

66%

75%

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is burying cables more expensive than having overhead power lines?

It requires international collaboration

It requires more advanced technology

It takes longer to implement

It is ten times more costly