Electricity Demand in April 2000 (Bulletin)


(May 23, 2000)



Demand Overview (Total across the 10 Power Companies)

〇Total demand in April was up 1.8% on last year to 66.3 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

〇Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Although commercial demand posted a rise of 2.5%, a shorter meter reading period resulted in flat demand for Lighting.


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


 This
month		 Results for past 3 months
March February January
Volume Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 21,051 22,497 22,654 26,006
Power 27,909 29,458 29,878 28,603
Lighting and Power Total 48,960 51,955 52,531 54,609
Extra High Voltage Demand 17,314 18,128 17,255 16,876
Total of Electricity Sales 66,274 70,083 69,786 71,485
(Large industry) (17,314) (18,128) (17,255) (16,876)
Change
on
last
year		 Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 100.0 108.8 102.0 103.0
Power 102.1 107.8 103.6 102.5
Lighting and Power Total 101.2 108.2 102.9 102.7
Extra High Voltage Demand 103.5 105.1 106.6 102.7
Total of Electricity Sales 101.8 107.4 103.8 102.7
(Large industry) (103.5) (104.9) (106.4) (102.6)

Note: Parentheses represents proportion of total.


(Reference)
Demand from large industrial users was up for the ninth consecutive month, increasing by 3.5%.
The increase resulted from firm performance in the steel and paper&pulp sectors.

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

This month Past three months
Power volume Change on last year March February January
Textiles 323 96.5 98.5 102.0 97.4
Paper & Pulp 900 106.6 109.4 108.9 104.6
Chemicals 2,115 100.9 105.1 105.5 99.5
Ceramics 964 105.9 102.8 104.5 100.5
Steel 3,020 109.3 110.8 111.3 110.1
Non-ferrous 1,139 104.3 105.1 107.5 102.2
Machinery 5,338 104.5 104.4 106.5 102.4



Increase in Demand from Large Industry across the 10 Companies (%)

Month Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
1991 6.7 5.4 4.0 4.3 0.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 -0.5 -1.2 -0.1 -2.6
1992 -3.0 -3.6 -2.9 -2.8 -2.0 -0.5 -2.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 -2.6 1.8
1993 0.5 -0.1 0.2 -3.3 -3.3 -3.3 -3.5 -2.4 -2.6 -2.3 -1.9 -2.3
1994 -2.0 -1.1 0.7 5.8 7.7 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.9 4.3 6.0 5.9
1995 5.1 4.2 0.7 -1.0 1.6 -2.1 -0.3 -0.9 0.5 1.6 3.6 -1.1
1996 0.1 1.7 2.0 3.8 -0.3 2.4 3.1 3.4 2.5 4.3 -0.3 3.1
1997 3.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 0.0 -1.7 -3.0
1998 -1.9 -3.2 -3.6 -4.1 -4.2 -3.1 -2.9 -4.5 -3.9 -5.3 -2.8 -2.1
1999 -3.8 -3.6 -0.6 -1.5 2.6 2.8 1.0 3.3 3.6 2.6 6.4 4.9
2000 3.5 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　



Demand for April 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 March February January
Results
(A)		 Lighting 923 1,936 6,792 2,751 553 3,721 1,386 681 2,113 20,856 195 21,051 22,497 22,654 26,006
Power 1,178 2,770 8,879 4,473 966 4,235 1,744 895 2,508 27,648 261 27,909 29,458 29,878 28,603
(Commercial Power) 565 1,057 4,285 1,399 285 1,866 686 329 1,082 11,554 149 11,703 12,376 12,846 12,273
(Small industry) 334 964 2,447 1,591 334 1,449 563 289 876 8,847 56 8,903 9,352 9,498 9,115
Lighting and Power Total 2,101 4,706 15,671 7,224 1,519 7,956 3,130 1,576 4,621 48,504 456 48,960 51,955 52,531 54,609
Extra High Voltage Demand 326 1,323 6,122 2,705 484 3,321 1,304 387 1,333 17,305 9 17,314 18,128 17,255 16,876
Total of Electricity Sales 2,427 6,029 21,793 9,929 2,003 11,277 4,434 1,963 5,954 65,809 465 66,274 70,083 69,786 71,485
(Large industry) 458 1,875 6,752 3,744 767 3,581 1,632 568 1,632 21,009 61 21,070 22,180 21,223 20,388
Chage on Previous year
(A)/(B)		 Lighting 101.4 98.7 95.7 103.8 103.9 102.4 101.2 97.2 104.7 99.9 105.8 100.0 108.8 102.0 103.0
Power 100.7 103.3 101.1 103.9 102.6 102.7 102.9 99.8 102.2 102.2 97.3 102.1 107.8 103.6 102.5
(Commercial Power) 101.5 103.7 101.5 104.1 102.5 103.2 104.2 100.7 103.0 102.6 95.5 102.5 108.5 103.8 102.9
(Small industry) 100.2 101.8 99.4 105.0 101.8 103.0 102.8 97.8 103.1 101.8 97.5 101.8 109.2 103.0 102.6
Lighting and Power Total 101.0 101.4 98.7 103.9 103.0 102.5 102.2 98.6 103.3 101.2 100.8 101.2 108.2 102.9 102.7
Extra High Voltage Demand 115.5 105.6 102.1 102.5 108.3 100.9 108.1 107.4 107.2 103.5 90.3 103.5 105.1 106.6 102.7
Total of Electricity Sales 102.7 102.3 99.6 103.5 104.3 102.1 103.8 100.2 104.2 101.8 100.5 101.8 107.4 103.8 102.7
(Large industry) 112.9 105.7 102.1 102.6 106.8 101.2 107.7 105.2 106.5 103.5 99.3 103.5 104.9 106.4 102.6
Last year's
results
(B)		 Lighting 910 1,961 7,094 2,649 532 3,633 1,369 701 2,019 20,869 184 21,053 20,686 22,201 25,261
Power 1,170 2,682 8,785 4,306 942 4,125 1,695 897 2,454 27,054 268 27,322 27,336 28,836 27,910
(Commercial Power) 557 1,019 4,220 1,344 278 1,808 658 327 1,050 11,262 156 11,418 11,412 12,375 11,924
(Small industry) 334 947 2,461 1,515 328 1,407 548 296 850 8,686 57 8,744 8,562 9,225 8,881
Lighting and Power Total 2,080 4,643 15,879 6,955 1,474 7,758 3,064 1,598 4,473 47,923 452 48,375 48,022 51,037 53,171
Extra High Voltage Demand 282 1,253 5,998 2,640 447 3,291 1,206 360 1,243 16,721 10 16,731 17,251 16,192 16,433
Total of Electricity Sales 2,362 5,896 21,877 9,595 1,921 11,049 4,270 1,958 5,716 64,644 462 65,106 65,273 67,229 69,604
(Large industry) 406 1,773 6,613 3,651 718 3,540 1,516 540 1,533 20,290 62 20,352 21,139 19,939 19,873

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