Japan's industry ministry warns of tightest electricity supply / demand balance in a decade

Japan's Industry Minister (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) with some positive and not so positive commentary:

• LNG inventory held held by major utilities as of October 15 was around 2.3 mln tonnes, up 0.7 mln tonnes from yr-ago
• Says Japan's electricity supply vs demand this winter is expected to be the tightest in decade
• on electricity supply for winter, says minimum required reserve ratio of 3% has been secured