TEPCO HD President Kobayakawa Promotes Compression of Purchased Electricity Fees / Reduces Burden of "National Crisis"
President Kobayakawa (right) and President Akimoto explaining the price increase at a press conference (23rd, Uchisaiwaicho, Tokyo)
Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (HD), held a press conference on the 23rd regarding the increase in regulated tariffs, stating, "It is not my intention to burden you, but I have come to a difficult decision." In order to reduce the burden on customers, the company indicated a policy of working to reduce power purchase charges by excluding outdated thermal power plants from contracts and expanding procurement of high-efficiency thermal power plants.
