Industry minister Yukio Edano hinted for the first time Tuesday that the government may implement rolling blackouts again this summer.
“If there is concern (over supply and demand), even if only slightly, we could devise a plan to implement rolling blackouts not only for areas covered by Kansai Electric Power Co.,” he said.
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