Chairman of the Electric Power Federation, President Katsuno of Chubu Electric Power

The “Electric Power Federation” created by a major electric power company has decided that Mr. Satoshi Katsuno, President of Chubu Electric Power, who served as chairman until June, will become the chairman again. This is an unusual re-enrollment in response to the resignation of Kansai Electric Power President Shigeki Iwane, who was the former chairman, on the issue of receiving and receiving money from executives and others.

Kansai Electric's president, Iwane, was the chairman of the Electric Power Federation of 10 power companies nationwide, but executives including Mizumoto received large amounts of money from former assistants in Takahama-cho, Fukui Prefecture I took the responsibility for the problem and resigned as chairman on the 9th of this month.

In response, the Federation of Electric Power Companies decided on the 18th that Chubu Electric Power's President Tetsu Katsuno will take over as the succeeding chairman. The president of the Electricity Federation has been the president of three electric power companies in Tokyo, Kansai, and Chubu, but after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPS, TEPCO has not given a chairman.

President Katsuno has just served as the chairman for three years until June. Mr. Katsuno is faced with efforts to address the legal separation of the power transmission sector, which is scheduled for next year, along with the liberalization of electric power, as the harsh focus is placed on the nuclear power generation business.