Press Release
Fuel Cost Adjustment in the Electricity Rates for May 2020
Mar 27, 2020
TEPCO Energy Partner, Inc.
In response to today's publication of the fuel prices from December 2019 to February 2020 (trade statistics prices of crude oil, LNG, and coal), the fuel cost adjustment unit prices in the electricity rates for May 2020 have been fixed as follows.
<Reference 1> The change of the electricity rates on the average model
The electricity rate on the average model for May 2020 will be 7,139 yen, which is an increase of 20 yen* compared with April 2020. It includes the fuel cost adjustment and the unit price of renewable energy power promotion surcharge for FY2020 (2.98 yen/kWh as announced by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on March 23, 2020) to be applied to the electricity rates from May 2020.
<Reference 2> Fuel Prices
(1) Average fuel prices (the Trade Statistics of Japan)
(2) Changes in fuel prices
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