Electricity Demand in March 2001 (Bulletin)


(April 20, 2001)



[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
Total demand in March was down 2.5% on last year to 68.3 billion kWh across the ten companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Lighting and Commercial Demand posted declines of 4.1% and 1.4%, respectively. The declines were due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures in February and March, and by the fact that February 2000 had a longer meter-reading period due to an extra leap-year day.


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


 This
month		 Results for past 3 months
February January December
Volume Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 21,572 24,244 26,916 20,699
Power 28,714 31,113 29,800 28,258
Lighting and Power Total 50,286 55,357 56,716 48,957
Extra High Voltage Demand 18,055 16,893 17,504 18,035
Total of Electricity Sales 68,341 72,250 74,220 66,992
(Large industry) (18,055) (16,893) (17,504) (18,035)
Change
on
last
year		 Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 95.9 107.0 103.5 103.5
Power 97.5 104.1 104.2 103.1
Lighting and Power Total 96.8 105.4 103.9 103.3
Extra High Voltage Demand 99.6 97.9 103.7 102.5
Total of Electricity Sales 97.5 103.5 103.8 103.1
(Large industry) (99.6) (98.3) (103.8) (102.6)

Note: Parentheses represents proportion of total.


(Reference) Large Industrial Demand
Large Industrial Demand in March was down for the second consecutive month, declining by 0.4%.

The decline was due to generally sluggish industrial production that depressed performance in all sectors.


(Reference)
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 February January December
Textiles 319 92.9 89.2 93.4 93.0
Paper & Pulp 863 99.3 96.7 101.0 99.7
Chemicals 2,104 98.0 97.9 103.0 99.5
Ceramics 1,007 96.6 94.9 102.7 99.5
Steel 3,002 98.9 96.5 103.2 103.9
Non-ferrous 1,195 99.1 98.4 106.5 104.3
Machinery 5,837 99.5 99.1 104.6 105.2



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

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 4.7 4.2 5.2 5.0 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.8 1.7 0.4



Demand for March 2001 (Bulletin)
(Unit:%)


 (10 companies in the past 3 months)

 Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies Okinawa 10 companies February January December
Results
(A)		 Lighting 950 2,000 7,306 2,695 570 3,705 1,402 718 2,042 21,388 184 21,572 24,244 26,916 20,699
Power 1,244 2,918 9,060 4,541 1,075 4,314 1,775 1,002 2,538 28,467 247 28,714 31,113 29,800 28,258
(Commercial Power) 557 1,137 4,424 1,445 344 1,947 694 394 1,123 12,065 141 12,206 13,605 12,922 12,012
(Small industry) 315 947 2,502 1,560 358 1,422 554 313 849 8,820 50 8,870 9,903 9,374 8,813
Lighting and Power Total 2,194 4,918 16,366 7,236 1,645 8,019 3,177 1,720 4,580 49,855 431 50,286 55,357 56,716 48,957
Extra High Voltage Demand 349 1,418 6,347 2,939 519 3,388 1,301 402 1,384 18,047 8 18,055 16,893 17,504 18,035
Total of Electricity Sales 2,543 6,336 22,713 10,175 2,164 11,407 4,478 2,122 5,964 67,902 439 68,341 72,250 74,220 66,992
(Large industry) 488 2,013 7,003 4,069 824 3,666 1,669 600 1,711 22,043 59 22,102 20,860 21,164 22,065
Chage on Previous year
(A)/(B)		 Lighting 100.4 98.9 96.7 93.8 94.3 93.1 96.5 96.1 96.5 95.9 94.4 95.9 107.0 103.5 103.5
Power 101.6 99.0 98.0 96.4 97.1 95.4 96.6 99.5 96.9 97.4 103.1 97.5 104.1 104.2 103.1
(Commercial Power) 101.3 100.3 99.0 97.1 100.6 97.1 97.7 102.0 97.2 98.6 103.7 98.6 105.9 105.3 104.0
(Small industry) 99.6 96.5 95.6 94.0 93.7 92.5 94.6 96.1 94.5 94.8 105.5 94.8 104.3 102.8 102.1
Lighting and Power Total 101.1 98.9 97.4 95.4 96.1 94.3 96.6 98.0 96.7 96.8 99.2 96.8 105.4 103.9 103.3
Extra High Voltage Demand 99.7 102.3 100.7 97.4 101.7 97.7 96.3 105.2 102.6 99.6 86.8 99.6 97.9 103.7 102.5
Total of Electricity Sales 100.9 99.7 98.3 96.0 97.4 95.3 96.5 99.3 98.0 97.5 98.9 97.5 103.5 103.8 103.1
(Large industry) 105.2 101.9 100.4 98.0 100.8 97.3 96.8 104.7 102.5 99.7 95.9 99.6 98.3 103.8 102.6
Last year's
results
(B)		 Lighting 947 2,023 7,554 2,875 605 3,981 1,454 748 2,117 22,302 195 22,497 22,654 26,006 19,994
Power 1,225 2,948 9,242 4,712 1,108 4,520 1,836 1,007 2,619 29,218 239 29,458 29,877 28,603 27,416
(Commercial Power) 549 1,133 4,468 1,488 344 2,006 711 387 1,154 12,240 136 12,376 12,846 12,273 11,552
(Small industry) 316 981 2,618 1,660 382 1,536 587 326 899 9,305 47 9,352 9,498 9,115 8,630
Lighting and Power Total 2,172 4,971 16,796 7,587 1,713 8,501 3,290 1,755 4,736 51,520 434 51,955 52,531 54,609 47,410
Extra High Voltage Demand 349 1,386 6,304 3,017 511 3,469 1,351 382 1,349 18,119 10 18,128 17,255 16,876 17,598
Total of Electricity Sales 2,521 6,357 23,100 10,604 2,224 11,970 4,641 2,137 6,085 69,639 444 70,083 69,786 71,485 65,008
(Large industry) 464 1,976 6,971 4,154 817 3,769 1,725 573 1,670 22,119 61 22,180 21,223 20,388 21,501

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