Power Trading in Japan Poised to Jump as Key Purchase Deal Ends
The power purchase pact, which gives the retail arms of Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. access to energy from top generator Jera Co., will lapse at the end of the fiscal year in March. That means the two largest distributors could procure more spot electricity — or, conversely, Jera could flood the market.
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