The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to lift the ban on the retail supply of electricity generated at small private power facilities, METI officials said Wednesday.
The measure was to be proposed at Thursday’s meeting of an advisory panel as a way to encourage more companies to enter the power retail market and spur competition, in turn leading to lower energy costs, the officials said.
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