Kansai Electric to ask for power-saving in summer

Kansai Electric to ask for power-saving in summer

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. conducts a blackout drill at its central power supply command post in Osaka in April 2011. Company sources said on June 9, 2011, the utility is set to ask households and firms in its service area, which includes Osaka, to voluntarily save power due to a shortage expected this summer as some of its nuclear reactors will remain idle. (Kyodo)

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