The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has said that Kansai Electric Power's transmission and distribution division subsidiary did not measure voltage as required by law, and may have reported false data. We requested a detailed report on the situation and measures to prevent recurrence.
In order to ensure the quality of electricity, the Electricity Business Act obliges transmission and distribution companies to measure the voltage and record and store the results. will need to be measured.
However, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the person in charge at some sales offices of Kansai Electric Power Transmission and Distribution, a subsidiary of Kansai Electric Power, did not measure voltage, and reported false data to the head office regarding past measurement results. It is possible that he was.
For this reason, on the 14th, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry asked "Kansai Electric Power Transmission and Distribution" to report on the detailed situation and measures to prevent recurrence by the 22nd of this month.
We are also investigating whether there are similar cases with other major power companies.
There have been a series of scandals among major electric power companies, such as unauthorized access to customer information of competitors through subsidiaries, and thorough prevention of recurrence was required.