Prime Minister Naoto Kan on May 18 suggested that the government would consider splitting up the generation and distribution of power — tasks now performed single-handedly by Japan’s 10 power companies.
Kan’s suggestion comes as Japan looks to review power companies’ regional monopolies in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, and boost the use of natural energy, which requires a model of local power generation and wider distribution.
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