U. S. nuclear developer Westinghouse Electric Co plans to seek bankruptcy protection from creditors on Tuesday as it struggles to limit losses that have thrown its Japanese parent Toshiba Corp into crisis, people familiar with Toshiba’s thinking said.
TOKYO: U. S. nuclear developer Westinghouse Electric Co plans to seek bankruptcy protection from creditors on Tuesday as it struggles to limit losses that have thrown its Japanese parent Toshiba Corp into crisis, people familiar with Toshiba’s thinking said.
Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse, crippled by cost overruns at two U. S. power plant projects in Georgia and South Carolina, will file for protection under Chapter 11 of the U. S. Bankruptcy Code, the people told Reuters on Tuesday.
One of the sources has direct knowledge of the decision and one has been briefed on the matter.
Toshiba media representatives could not immediately be reached for comment after business hours. On Monday, the company said it was premature to comment on a potential bankruptcy. Westinghouse declined to comment.
A Westinghouse bankruptcy filing will help limit future losses for Toshiba.
The move will trigger complex negotiations between the Japanese conglomerate, its U. S. unit and creditors, and could embroil the U.
