Japan Electric Power Exchange, Public Interest incorporated organisation (Japanese:一般社団法人日本卸電力取引所（にっぽんおろしでんりょくとりひきしょ)、abbr: JEPX）is an
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that facilitates with spot and forward transactions of electrical power by power among power utilities in Japan. Formed as an
intermediary corporation An is a type of corporation which existed under Japanese law from 2002 until 2008. It was superseded by the on December 1, 2008.
The intermediary corporation was designed to bridge the gap between companies which work for profits and NGO and ot ...
in November 2003, it was based on the recommendation of the same year by the
Electric-power Industry Sub-committee to form an electric power wholesale market. In 2004 it invited members for its central committee and in 2005 April 1, commenced transacting in wholesale power transactions. Later on, in November 2008, it also started a Green-power exchange. Pursuant to the
change in Japan's corporate law for public interest organisations, it is now registered as a "
Public Interest Incorporated Organization".
Major constituent companies
It is mandatory to be a registered member in order to be able to conduct transactions. As of October 2017 there are 127 registered companies.
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See also
* Japan Electric Association The (JEA) is a membership organisation for the electricity sector in Japan and, although it has roots dating back to 1892, was founded in October 1921.
* Energy in Japan
Japan is a major consumer of energy, ranking fifth in the world by primary energy use.
Fossil fuels accounted for 88% of Japan's primary energy in 2019.
Japan imports most of its energy due to scarce domestic resources.
As of 2022, the cou ...
* Electricity sector in Japan
The electric power industry in Japan covers the generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electric energy in Japan. Japan consumed approximately 918 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2014.
Before the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nucle ...
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Japanese companies established in 2003
Energy companies established in 2003
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