Electricity Demand in the First Half of 1999 (Bulletin)


(October 20, 1999)



Demand Overview (Total Across the Ten Power Companies)

Total demand in the first half of 1999 was up 1.0% on last year to 409.7 billion kWh across the ten companies.

1.Residential & Commercial Demand
Residential and commercial demand posted small increases of 2.3% and 1.8% respectively. The increases were relatively modest because although higher temperatures in eastern Japan increased demand for cooling in that region, the rate of increase in western Japan, where summer temperatures were much higher last year, was relatively low.

2.Large Industrial Demand
Demand from large industrial users was down for the fourth consecutive half term, decreasing by 0.7%.

The decline was caused by sluggish performance in all sectors, except the non-ferrous metals and machinery sectors, due to the depressed state of the economy.


Bulletin of total demand across the 10 companies (Unit:Million kWh)

This
half
year		 Results for past 3 half years
2nd half 98 1st half 98 2nd half 97
Volume Residential(100V) 119,771 123,860 117,078 120,451
Power (200V) 289,954 269,245 288,789 269,577
Total 409,725 393,105 405,867 390,028
(Large industry) (130,502) (124,736) (131,365) (129,374)
Change
on
last
year		 Residential(100V) 102.3 102.8 104.6 102.0
Power (200V) 100.4 99.9 99.8 100.8
Total 101.0 100.8 101.1 101.2
(Large industry) (99.3) (96.4) (96.6) (99.7)

NB:Parentheses represents proportion of total


10 company`s total demand of large industry customers by sector (Bulletin)
(Unit:Million kWh)

This half year Past three half years
Power volume Change on last year 2nd half 98 1st half 98 2nd half 97
Steel 16,857 96.8 87.3 89.0 97.2
Non-ferrous 6,736 100.4 95.7 96.0 103.2
Chemicals 12,876 98.5 96.0 96.0 101.4
Paper & Pulp 5,205 97.9 94.9 96.6 102.0
Textiles 2,105 92.9 89.3 89.3 95.1
Cement 1,591 91.4 91.5 79.9 75.5
Machinery 33,999 99.3 97.5 98.3 101.2
(Electrical) (16,856) (100.7) (98.5) (101.5) (103.8)
(Transport) (11,840) (98.7) (96.7) (94.5) (97.7)

NB:Parentheses represents proportion of total


Demand for the first half of 1999 (Bulletin)
(Unit:Million kWh)

(10 companies in the past 3 half years)
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies Okinawa 10 companies 2nd half 98 1st half 98 2nd half 97
Results
(A)		 100V residential 4,882 10,364 40,848 14,712 3,034 21,147 7,529 4,067 11,839 118,422 1,349 119,771 123,860 117,078 120,451
200V power 8,593 24,978 98,246 45,048 9,165 50,027 18,587 8,389 24,763 287,796 2,158 289,954 269,245 288,789 269,577
Total 13,475 35,342 139,094 59,760 12,199 71,174 26,116 12,456 36,602 406,218 3,507 409,725 393,105 405,867 390,028
(Service) 3,418 6,953 37,452 10,185 2,185 16,530 4,674 2,658 8,153 92,208 1,233 93,441 83,219 91,767 79,288
(Small industry) 2,102 5,888 16,596 9,835 2,189 9,750 3,558 2,087 5,948 57,953 497 58,450 53,101 58,309 52,573
(Large industry) 2,688 11,212 42,351 23,648 4,512 22,838 9,770 3,232 9,840 130,091 411 130,502 124,736 131,365 129,374
On last year
(A)/(B)		 100V residential 104.1 105.7 104.9 101.1 106.0 100.2 100.4 98.4 97.8 102.4 96.7 102.3 102.8 104.6 102.0
200V power 103.9 103.7 101.7 99.3 100.9 98.7 99.4 98.4 98.0 100.4 96.5 100.4 99.9 99.8 100.8
Total 104.0 104.3 102.6 99.8 102.2 99.1 99.7 98.4 97.9 101.0 96.6 101.0 100.8 101.1 101.2
(Service) 105.7 105.9 103.5 101.0 102.4 99.2 99.8 100.1 98.2 101.9 97.2 101.8 105.0 104.8 103.9
(Small industry) 105.2 104.0 103.2 99.4 100.8 98.3 97.2 96.7 95.3 100.3 94.5 100.2 101.0 100.1 99.8
(Large industry) 100.0 102.3 99.7 98.4 100.1 98.3 99.7 96.8 99.5 99.4 96.7 99.3 96.4 96.6 99.7
Last year's
results
(B)		 100V residential 4,691 9,805 38,935 14,549 2,861 21,103 7,499 4,133 12,108 115,683 1,395 117,078 \ \ \
200V power 8,268 24,080 96,586 45,356 9,079 50,698 18,694 8,528 25,265 286,553 2,236 288,789 \ \ \
Total 12,959 33,885 135,521 59,905 11,940 71,801 26,193 12,661 37,373 402,236 3,631 405,867 \ \ \
(Service) 3,233 6,568 36,173 10,082 2,133 16,663 4,686 2,656 8,303 90,498 1,269 91,767 \ \ \
(Small industry) 1,998 5,659 16,080 9,894 2,171 9,923 3,661 2,158 6,239 57,784 525 58,309 \ \ \
(Large industry) 2,686 10,961 42,497 24,025 4,508 23,239 9,800 3,340 9,885 130,941 425 131,365 \ \ \

NB:As this is a bulletin,some figures are estimates. Parentheses represents proportion of total.


Rates of increase in demand over previous years (%)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997
1st half 2nd half annual 1st half 2nd half annual 1st half 2nd half annual 1st half 2nd half annual 1st half 2nd half annual Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1st half Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2nd half annual
9 companies Residential 3.7 3.7 3.7 1.1 4.5 2.9 14.6 4.0 9.0 1.6 6.9 4.2 1.4 1.8 1.6 2.9 1.0 0.5 11.7 3.2 6.6 1.7 7.1 0.4 1.8 2.2 3.1 2.0 2.0 1.8
Power 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 7.7 5.1 6.4 0.2 2.8 1.5 2.9 2.4 2.6 2.0 4.1 3.6 5.5 1.5 5.8 3.8 3.4 0.9 0.1 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 2.3
Total 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.2 1.6 0.7 9.6 4.8 7.2 0.6 4.0 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.3 0.5 2.6 2.8 7.1 0.1 6.0 3.2 4.4 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.4 0.0 1.2 2.2
Large industry 2.5 1.2 1.8 1.6 2.5 2.0 2.8 5.5 4.1 1.3 0.5 0.9 1.6 2.7 2.2 3.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.7 4.1 2.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 1.7 3.0 0.3 2.0
Hokkaido 2.4 2.5 2.4 0.4 2.8 1.6 5.8 4.8 5.3 3.1 5.3 4.3 5.3 5.8 5.6 4.3 4.0 3.0 8.0 6.1 2.9 4.7 4.2 1.7 3.1 2.3 7.3 1.1 2.3 3.4
Tohoku 3.0 2.3 2.6 0.6 2.6 1.6 9.1 6.4 7.7 1.4 4.2 2.8 4.0 3.3 3.7 0.2 3.5 2.7 7.8 9.0 5.0 4.7 2.4 2.6 5.7 3.4 1.7 0.7 2.8 3.7
Tokyo 0.8 1.3 1.1 0.7 2.1 0.7 10.3 4.6 7.4 1.2 3.3 2.2 1.0 1.4 1.2 0.1 3.5 1.2 9.5 3.5 6.9 4.2 5.2 1.2 0.2 2.3 3.2 2.3 2.0 3.1
Chubu 0.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.2 0.4 8.3 5.8 7.0 0.9 3.6 2.3 2.5 2.8 2.6 0.6 1.2 4.0 6.2 1.6 6.8 2.8 5.4 1.3 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.6 0.5 1.7
Hokuriku 1.9 0.8 1.4 3.3 0.3 1.8 9.0 4.4 6.7 0.1 3.7 1.8 4.0 2.0 2.9 0.8 3.2 4.9 3.4 0.9 6.7 2.9 2.9 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.7 1.7 0.1 1.4
Kansai 1.4 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.4 0.6 10.2 3.7 7.0 1.3 4.4 1.4 2.5 1.3 1.9 0.3 1.5 2.8 5.9 5.4 6.9 1.8 5.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 1.0 2.9 0.2 0.8
Chugoku 0.6 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 8.8 5.7 7.3 0.2 2.7 1.2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.2 3.9 6.4 4.1 3.9 2.4 3.8 3.6 2.2 0.9 0.1 1.6 0.7 1.6
Shikoku 1.6 0.8 0.4 1.1 2.0 1.6 8.6 2.4 5.5 0.6 5.4 2.9 3.9 2.9 3.4 0.5 1.5 3.2 2.4 4.2 8.0 1.7 6.4 2.4 2.3 0.3 0.1 1.5 2.0 1.9
Kyushu 1.5 3.6 2.5 1.2 1.8 1.5 11.1 4.8 8.0 1.1 6.4 3.7 4.1 2.8 3.5 0.1 0.9 4.0 5.6 1.9 3.7 2.0 1.5 2.2 1.7 0.2 1.4 0.0 0.6 1.3
Addition Okinawa 2.1 4.4 0.7 7.7 5.2 6.6 3.9 1.8 2.9 2.1 7.3 4.4 2.7 2.5 2.6 4.6 13.6 12.6 6.1 2.4 1.8 2.1 2.4 3.4 1.7 4.6 7.5 6.6 1.9 2.0
1998 1999
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1st half Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2nd half annual Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1st half Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2nd half annual
9 companies Residential 7.6 1.2 2.9 6.0 3.9 5.6 4.6 5.4 2.2 5.3 0.8 -1.5 6.4 2.8 3.7 6.3 1.3 2.7 -6.0 0.3 9.0 2.3
Power 1.4 0.2 0.2 1.4 1.2 0.0 0.2 2.9 -0.6 -0.4 -2.1 -1.4 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -1.0 -3.1 0.7 -2.1 2.6 4.4 0.4
Total 3.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.6 1.1 3.6 0.2 1.3 -1.1 -1.4 2.5 0.8 1.0 1.3 -1.8 1.2 -3.2 1.9 5.8 1.0
Large industry 1.9 3.2 3.6 4.1 4.2 3.1 3.4 -2.9 -4.5 -3.9 -5.3 -2.8 -2.1 -3.6 -3.5 -3.8 -3.6 -0.6 -1.5 2.6 2.8 -0.7
Hokkaido 2.0 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.6 6.6 0.8 0.2 3.3 2.5 1.4 2.9 3.1 0.9 3.3 6.7 6.6 4.0
Tohoku 3.8 1.2 2.1 2.2 6.0 2.9 0.2 1.3 0.0 2.3 -0.8 1.4 3.5 1.2 0.7 2.2 0.8 1.7 1.1 13.3 6.3 4.3
Tokyo 5.1 1.6 0.7 1.8 3.5 1.8 0.5 4.5 0.6 1.8 -0.8 -2.5 1.5 0.8 0.6 -0.2 -2.9 3.2 -2.5 6.9 10.2 2.6
Chubu 3.4 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.6 -0.7 1.3 -1.9 -1.5 2.1 0.1 0.6 0.8 -3.0 0.0 -2.7 -0.6 3.6 -0.2
Hokuriku 2.4 1.8 4.0 2.5 5.6 3.0 3.3 -1.3 -4.0 -1.9 -1.8 0.5 2.8 -0.9 -2.1 0.3 -1.5 0.9 -2.9 10.0 5.5 2.2
Kansai 1.5 1.4 0.2 3.4 3.8 0.0 1.4 4.0 0.0 0.0 -1.7 -1.4 3.2 0.6 1.0 2.4 -2.8 -0.1 -6.2 -1.9 3.4 -0.9
Chugoku 0.7 1.9 2.8 1.6 4.1 1.9 0.5 2.8 -2.6 0.3 -2.2 -2.4 1.5 -0.5 0.0 3.6 0.2 0.0 -3.0 -4.6 2.7 -0.3
Shikoku 3.1 2.1 3.6 8.1 9.7 4.3 5.4 3.8 1.2 -0.4 0.7 0.2 3.9 1.5 3.5 2.7 0.9 -1.0 -7.7 -6.2 3.2 -1.6
Kyushu 4.7 3.3 2.5 3.1 6.5 3.3 4.0 6.9 1.7 1.4 -0.3 -1.0 4.1 2.1 3.0 2.1 -0.1 0.8 -5.8 -8.5 1.2 -2.1
Addition Okinawa 2.7 9.2 8.4 12.9 10.3 10.3 9.3 14.3 16.6 3.6 2.0 -3.9 2.6 6.4 8.0 4.7 -7.6 -8.9 0.8 -6.6 -1.4 -3.4