ASIAN COUNTRIES DEREGULATING ENERGY MARKETS
July 1st, 2016
THE ENERGY market in Asia is one of the most dynamic sectors in the region, and so government policy and regulation is having to be nimble and flexible, trying to coax production in a sustainable direction.
Take the deregulation of Japan's household electricity market, which went into effect on April 1. It enables consumers to choose their energy provider through a unified grid instead of having to rely on the nation's 10 regional utilities who have had local supply monopolies.
Smaller power providers are expected to gain more market access as a result. ...
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