A significant portion of Japan's power retailers is not actively managing market risk
Nearly a quarter of all power retailers and 8% of the 38 from the top 50 that responded to the survey said they were not aware of market risk. Another 23% and 16% respectively said they were not managing their risk quantitatively even though they were aware of market risk.
Survey by
Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission
Survey period
April 14-23, 2021
Methodology
171 of 256 (66.8%) power retailers and generators trading on JEPX, TOCOM, and EEX surveyed provided a valid response
“All Retailers” includes answers provided by 149 power retailers
“Top 50 Retailers by Volume” includes answers provided by 38 largest retailers by power volume sold
Next expected update
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