Kansai Electric seeks 15% power cut

Kansai Electric seeks 15% power cut

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi speaks during a press conference in Osaka on June 10, 2011. He said the utility firm will ask households and firms in its service area in western Japan to voluntarily cut power consumption by around 15 percent from July 1 to Sept. 22 due to an expected electricity shortage this summer.

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