TOKYO, June 22 (Reuters) - JERA, Japan's biggest power generator, plans to construct a large-scale, gas-fired power plant in the United States, Nikkei reported on Monday.

The company is expected to invest about 500 billion yen ($3.09 billion) in the new plant, which will be built alongside a data centre, with operations targeted to begin around 2028, it reported.

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