Kansai Electric Power seeks hikes in home charges

Kansai Electric Power seeks hikes in home charges

TOKYO, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi (R) presents a formal application to Takayuki Ueda, commissioner of the Natural Resources and Energy Agency, for an additional increase in electricity bills for households on Dec. 24, 2014.

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