With regard to problems concerning the supply and demand of electric power, the issue for the time being is how businesses will operate during the upcoming summer.
Other important points to pay attention to are (1) whether concern about electricity supply constraints and a rise in electricity costs would lead to an eventual decline in medium- to long-term growth expectations, and (2) whether efforts to conserve, create, and store energy would lead to a strengthening of growth potential. Fourth, there is uncertainty with respect to various issues regarding Japan’s fiscal sustainability.