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6．Ensuring Citizens’ Safety and Security ／ Disaster Countermeasures

To ensure a safe and secure consumer life, the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry will optimize consumer transactions and ensure thorough compliance with laws and regulations regarding product safety. In addition, the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry puts efforts into ensuring the stable supply of resources and energy, including electricity, gas, petroleum products and minerals, which are essential to our lives and economic activities.

Ensuring an environment where consumers can live safely without worries

To help create a safe and worry-free region, the Consumer Affairs Division implements the following measures: 1) providing consumers with consultation and advice, 2) educating consumers, 3) optimizing consumer transactions by imposing administrative sanctions on businesses that deliberately violate laws, and 4) ensuring the safety of consumer products.

Ensuring a stable supply of resources and energy to support the Chubu region

To ensure the quality of electric power, gas, and petroleum products and maintain a stable supply in the event of an emergency, including disasters, the Electricity and Gas Industry Division supervises and instructs relevant businesses and puts effort into the regional promotion and maintenance of nearby power generation and petroleum-related facilities. In addition, in collaboration with relevant government organizations, the Electricity and Gas Industry Division puts effort into instituting measures that will ensure smooth fuel supply in the Chubu region in the event of a large-scale disaster.

Inside the shield tunnel of the Trans-Ise Bay gas pipeline before backfilling
Hida conversion station, which supports power interchange between 50 and 60 Hz (Photo courtesy: Chubu Electric Power Grid Co., Inc.)
Joint emergency fuel supply training with the Ground Self Defense Force
Fuel supply training in charging heavy machinery that clears the roads in the aftermath of a disaster

Appropriate monitoring of electricity and gas transactions

With the full liberalization of electricity and gas retailing, the Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Office puts effort into monitoring electricity and gas transactions to ensure fair and free competition.

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