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Japan on ‘high alert’ for summer power outages, says minister

Japan on ‘high alert’ for summer power outages, says minister

Japan’s economy minister warned that the country must remain vigilant to prevent power outages this summer because it relies on older power plants that are at higher risk of sudden outages.

“We cannot rule out temporary bottlenecks in performance,” Ken Saito he said during a regular press conference on Friday. “The situation is such that we must remain on high alert.”