OSAKA – Kansai Electric Power Co. on Monday raised prices on households again, saying higher costs for imported fossil fuels had worsened business conditions in the absence of nuclear power.
The price hike is the second by the major utility since the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant caused the shutdown of all the nation’s nuclear power plants for safety inspections.
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