Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi Power outage caused by typhoon
At a press conference, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi emphasized the need to urgently commercialize "no utility poles" by burying electric wires in the ground and eliminating utility poles, while the occurrence of power outages due to typhoons is becoming an issue nationwide. ..
Typhoon No. 15 last fall caused a large-scale power outage in the Tokyo metropolitan area due to the collapse of utility poles, and Typhoon No. 10 also caused a power outage mainly in Kyushu. I am.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi said, "It is necessary to promote the elimination of utility poles from the viewpoint of mitigating disasters, and we must proceed with efforts to underground fibers and electric wires. It is progressing and it is necessary to commercialize it as soon as possible, "he emphasized the need to urgently commercialize" no utility poles "nationwide.
Minister Takaichi also said that it is necessary for each local government to establish its own renewable energy such as solar power generation and geothermal power generation in order to prevent prolonged power outages, and said that it would like to further strengthen support for local governments. I did.