Electricity Demand in the First Half of 2000 (Bulletin)


(October 18, 2000)



Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Companies)
○ Total demand in the first half of 2000 was up 3.7% on last year's first half to 424.8 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

○ Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Lighting and Commercial demand both posted increases of 3.7%. The increases were due to nationwide higher temperatures in July and August that led to increased demand for cooling. Increases were particularly notable in western Japan, where temperatures were much higher than those of last year's first half.


Bulletin of Total Demand across the 10 Companies
(Unit:Million kWh, %)


 This half year Results for past 3 half years
( 1st half '00 ) 2nd half '99 1st half '99 2nd half '98
Volume
of
electricty
used
 Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 124,230 128,464.0 119,770 123,860
Power 188,215 172,724.0 181,786 166,905
Lighting and Power Total 312,445 301,188.0 301,556 290,765
Extra High Voltage Demand 112,361 106,002.0 108,174 102,340
Total of Electricity Sales 424,806 407,190.0 409,730 393,105
(Large Industry) ( 135,725 ) ( 129,231.0 ) ( 130,499 ) ( 124,736 )
Change on Previous Year Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 103.7 103.7 102.3 102.8
Power 103.5 103.5 101.2 -
Lighting and Power Total 103.6 103.6 101.6 -
Extra High Voltage Demand 103.9 103.6 99.1 -
Total of Electricity Sales 103.7 103.6 101.0 100.8
(Large Industry) ( 104.0 ) ( 103.6 ) ( 99.3 ) ( 96.4 )



(Reference) Large Industrial Demand
Demand from large industrial users was up for the second consecutive half term, rising by 4.0%.

The increase resulted from firm performance in most industrial sec5tors, with particularly strong performance being noted in the steel sector.


(Reference)
10 Company's Total Demand of Large Industry Customers by Sector (Bulletin)
(Unit:Million kWh, %)


 This half year ( 1st half '00 ) Results for past 3 half years
Volume Change on
Previous Year		 2nd half '99 1st half '99 2nd half '98
Textiles 2,010 95.5 98.0 92.9 89.3
Paper & pulp 5,421 104.2 105.2 97.9 94.9
Chemicals 13,096 101.7 102.7 98.5 96.0
Ceramics 5,878 104.0 101.3 95.1 93.0
Steel 18,353 108.9 108.3 96.8 87.3
Non-ferrous Metals 7,060 104.8 104.7 100.3 95.7
Machinery 35,551 104.6 103.1 99.3 97.5



Demand for the First Half of 2000 (Bulletin)
(Unit: Million kWh, %)


 (10 companies in the past 3 months)

 Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies Okinawa 10 companies 2nd Half of '99 1st Half of '99 2nd Half of '98
Results
(A)		 Lighting 5,011 10,571 41,579 15,476 3,205 22,196 7,928 4,248 12,647 122,861 1,369 124,230 128,464 119,770 123,860
Power 6,838 17,781 60,885 28,945 6,684 29,526 11,415 6,506 17,527 186,107 2,108 188,215 172,724 181,786 166,905
(Commercial Power) 3,332 6,826 30,289 9,702 2,208 13,583 4,637 2,688 7,871 81,136 1,239 82,375 73,838 79,455 71,161
(Small industry) 2,127 6,075 17,001 10,354 2,280 10,219 3,765 2,143 6,287 60,251 496 60,747 55,052 58,450 53,101
Lighting and Power Total 11,849 28,352 102,464 44,421 9,889 51,722 19,343 10,754 30,174 308,968 3,477 312,445 301,188 301,556 290,765
Extra High Voltage Demand 2,045 8,303 39,977 17,754 2,990 22,079 8,335 2,282 8,537 112,302 59 112,361 106,002 108,174 102,340
Total of Electricity Sales 13,894 36,655 142,441 62,175 12,879 73,801 27,678 13,036 38,711 421,270 3,536 424,806 407,190 409,730 393,105
(Large industry) 2,907 11,870 43,535 24,392 4,831 23,371 10,490 3,475 10,448 135,319 406 135,725 129,231 130,499 124,736
Chage on Previous year
(A)/(B)		 Lighting 102.6 102.0 101.8 105.2 105.6 105.0 105.3 104.5 106.8 103.7 101.5 103.7 103.7 102.3 102.8
Power 101.4 104.0 102.7 104.3 104.2 103.8 104.9 103.4 104.7 103.6 100.2 103.5 103.5 101.2 ―
(Commercial Power) 101.5 103.7 102.9 104.1 104.7 103.9 105.9 103.8 105.5 103.7 100.5 103.7 103.8 101.9 ―
(Small industry) 101.2 103.2 102.4 105.3 104.1 104.8 105.8 102.7 105.7 104.0 99.9 103.9 103.7 100.2 101.0
Lighting and Power Total 101.9 103.2 102.3 104.6 104.7 104.3 105.0 103.8 105.6 103.6 100.7 103.6 103.6 101.6 ―
Extra High Voltage Demand 110.6 105.4 102.7 102.7 108.6 102.3 108.2 108.8 106.3 103.9 106.4 103.9 103.6 99.1 ―
Total of Electricity Sales 103.1 103.7 102.4 104.0 105.6 103.7 106.0 104.7 105.8 103.7 100.8 103.7 103.6 101.0 100.8
(Large industry) 108.2 105.9 102.8 103.1 107.1 102.3 107.4 107.5 106.2 104.0 98.9 104.0 103.6 99.3 96.4
Last year's
results
(B)		 Lighting 4,882 10,364 40,847 14,712 3,034 21,148 7,529 4,067 11,839 118,421 1,349 119,770 ― ― ―
Power 6,745 17,104 59,304 27,757 6,413 28,447 10,884 6,291 16,737 179,683 2,103 181,786 ― ― ―
(Commercial Power) 3,283 6,585 29,429 9,317 2,110 13,068 4,379 2,589 7,461 78,222 1,233 79,455 ― ― ―
(Small industry) 2,102 5,888 16,597 9,834 2,189 9,750 3,558 2,087 5,948 57,954 497 58,450 ― ― ―
Lighting and Power Total 11,627 27,468 100,151 42,469 9,447 49,595 18,413 10,358 28,576 298,104 3,452 301,556 ― ― ―
Extra High Voltage Demand 1,848 7,875 38,943 17,291 2,752 21,581 7,705 2,098 8,027 108,119 55 108,174 ― ― ―
Total of Electricity Sales 13,475 35,343 139,094 59,760 12,199 71,176 26,118 12,456 36,603 406,223 3,507 409,730 ― ― ―
(Large industry) 2,688 11,212 42,351 23,648 4,512 22,837 9,770 3,232 9,840 130,088 411 130,499 ― ― ―

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