Tokyo utility TEPCO ups rates 30% for companies stranded by power providers

Japan electricity market exodus makes customers seek contracts of last resort

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 As energy prices soar, rates for stranded customers in Japan fell below market levels. (Photo by Konosuke Urata)

TEN UMEKUNI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings will raise rates 30% on contracts for businesses left in the dark by independent power suppliers that have gone bankrupt due to soaring energy prices, Japan's largest power company said Friday.

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