In response to the cartel problem by electric power companies, Kazuhiro Ikebe, chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies, apologized at a press conference on the 16th.
He said that the Fair Trade Commission is currently reviewing the incident, and that he will work to prevent a recurrence.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission ordered Chugoku Electric Power Co., Chubu Electric Power Co., and its sales subsidiaries, and Kyushu Electric Power Co. to pay fines totaling more than 100 billion yen for forming cartels in the sale of electric power to businesses. We notified each company of the policy on the 1st of this month.
At a press conference on the 16th, Chairman Ikebe of the Federation of Electric Power Companies, which is made up of major power companies, apologized, saying, ``Currently, we are still in the process of reviewing the matter, but I am not at the stage to say anything, but first of all, I would like to apologize for causing trouble.'' Did.
On top of that, from the standpoint of the president of Kyushu Electric Power, he said, "It is true that we have received the notice, and we are currently at the stage of having our opinions heard. However, it is true that we were suspected of being a cartel, I believe that there was a problem with the company that was suspected," he said, showing a stance of working to prevent recurrence, such as improving internal rules and strengthening employee education.