1. METI's Measures for Nonoperating Projects Now Open for Public Comments On September 7, 2020, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (" METI") announced the draft outline of the amendments to regulations regarding the introduction of arrangements for the Nullification Rule (described below), to be effective on April 1, 2022 (the " Effective Date"), and other points (the " Draft seehere, available only in Japanese). The Nullification Rule, intended to invalidate a FIT/FIP approval if the project fails to commence operation within a certain period of time from the approval (the " Nullification Period"), is to be introduced by the Act to Partially Amend the Electricity Business