Electricity Demand in March 2002 (Bulletin)


(April 19, 2002)



[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
Total demand in March was down for the seventh consecutive months, falling by 4.3% on last year to 65.4 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Commercial and lighting demand both posted declines of 2.3% and 3.7% respectively. The declines were due to decreased demand for heating, caused by higher temperatures in February and March.


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


This
month
(March)
Results for past 3 months
February January December
Volume Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand
Lighting 20,739 23,774 27,455 21,664
Power 27,392 29,759 29,366 27,989
Lighting and Power Total 48,131 53,533 56,821 49,653
Extra High Voltage Demand 17,268 16,072 16,428 17,041
Total of Electricity Sales 65,399 69,605 73,249 66,694
(Large industry) (21,029) (19,774) (19,838) (20,751)
Change
on
last
year
Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand
Lighting 96.3 98.1 102.0 104.7
Power 95.4 95.6 98.5 99.0
Lighting and Power Total 95.8 96.7 100.2 101.4
Extra High Voltage Demand 95.6 95.1 93.9 94.5
Total of Electricity Sales 95.7 96.3 98.7 99.6
(Large industry) (95.1) (94.8) (93.7) (94.0)

Note: Parentheses represent proportion of total.


(Reference) Large Industrial Demand
Large industrial user demand in March was down for the fourteenth consecutive month, falling by 4.9%. The decline resulted from poor performance in all sectors, with particularly poor results noted in the chemical sector.


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

This month@(March) Past three months
Power Volume Change on last year February January December
Textiles 285 89.4 92.1 92.9 93.9
Paper & Pulp 821 95.0 93.7 92.3 94.6
Chemicals 1,913 90.9 91.1 90.7 92.9
Ceramics 948 94.0 93.1 90.7 92.6
Steel 2,830 94.2 92.5 88.9 89.6
Non-ferrous 1,116 93.3 90.4 87.9 88.2
Machinery 5,478 93.8 93.3 92.4 90.5



(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
FY1992 -3.0 -3.6 -2.9 -2.8 -2.0 -0.5 -2.3 -1.5 -1.2 -1.5 -2.6 1.8
FY1993 0.5 -0.1 0.2 -3.3 -3.3 -3.3 -3.5 -2.4 -2.6 -2.3 -1.9 -2.3
FY1994 -2.0 -1.1 0.7 5.8 7.7 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.9 4.3 6.0 5.9
FY1995 5.1 4.2 0.7 -1.0 1.6 -2.1 -0.3 -0.9 0.5 1.6 3.6 -1.1
FY1996 0.1 1.7 2.0 3.8 -0.3 2.4 3.1 3.4 2.5 4.3 -0.3 3.1
FY1997 3.9 5.1 4.4 3.5 3.5 4.7 2.4 0.7 0.1 -0.0 -1.7 -3.0
FY1998 -1.9 -3.2 -3.6 -4.1 -4.2 -3.1 -2.9 -4.5 -3.9 -5.3 -2.8 -2.1
FY1999 -3.8 -3.6 -0.6 -1.5 2.6 2.8 1.0 3.3 3.6 2.6 6.4 4.9
FY2000 3.5 4.7 4.2 5.2 5.0 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.8 -1.7 -0.3
FY2001 -0.4 -1.0 -2.3 -1.2 -4.5 -6.0 -4.7 -5.5 -6.0 -6.3 -5.2 -4.9



Demand for March 2002 (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 February January December
Results
(A)
Lighting 929 1,996 6,915 2,600 554 3,538 1,332 710 1,985 20,559 180 20,739 23,774 27,455 21,664
Power 1,166 2,755 8,635 4,344 1,007 4,119 1,700 965 2,454 27,145 247 27,392 29,759 29,366 27,989
(Commercial Power) 549 1,101 4,296 1,419 334 1,904 689 385 1,112 11,789 142 11,931 13,280 13,062 12,236
(Small industry) 307 901 2,306 1,472 328 1,329 522 297 813 8,275 49 8,324 9,304 9,111 8,651
Lighting and Power Total 2,095 4,751 15,550 6,944 1,561 7,657 3,032 1,675 4,439 47,704 427 48,131 53,533 56,821 49,653
Extra High Voltage Demand 313 1,341 6,058 2,833 482 3,239 1,243 395 1,354 17,258 10 17,268 16,072 16,428 17,041
Total of Electricity Sales 2,408 6,092 21,608 9,777 2,043 10,896 4,275 2,070 5,793 64,962 437 65,399 69,605 73,249 66,694
(Large industry) 445 1,889 6,649 3,907 768 3,483 1,586 582 1,658 20,967 62 21,029 19,774 19,838 20,751
Change
on
Previous
year
(A)/(B)
Lighting 97.8 99.8 94.6 96.4 97.2 96.3 94.9 98.8 97.2 96.2 97.7 96.3 98.1 102.0 104.7
Power 93.7 94.4 95.3 95.7 93.6 95.5 95.8 96.3 96.8 95.4 100.3 95.4 95.6 98.5 99.0
(Commercial Power) 98.5 96.9 97.1 98.2 96.4 97.8 99.1 97.6 99.2 97.7 100.1 97.7 97.6 101.1 101.9
(Small industry) 97.3 95.2 92.2 94.4 91.5 93.5 94.2 94.7 95.7 93.8 98.3 93.8 93.9 97.2 98.2
Lighting and Power Total 95.5 96.6 95.0 96.0 94.8 95.8 95.4 97.3 96.9 95.7 99.2 95.8 96.7 100.2 101.4
Extra High Voltage Demand 89.4 94.6 95.4 96.4 92.7 95.7 95.6 98.2 97.8 95.6 121.0 95.6 95.1 93.9 94.5
Total of Electricity Sales 94.6 96.2 95.1 96.1 94.3 95.8 95.4 97.5 97.1 95.7 99.6 95.7 96.3 98.7 99.6
(Large industry) 90.9 93.8 95.0 96.0 93.2 95.0 95.0 97.1 96.9 95.1 105.0 95.1 94.8 93.7 94.0
Last year's
results
(B)
Lighting 950 2,000 7,306 2,695 570 3,675 1,403 718 2,043 21,361 184 21,546 24,244 26,916 20,699
Power 1,245 2,918 9,059 4,541 1,076 4,314 1,774 1,002 2,536 28,464 247 28,710 31,113 29,800 28,258
(Commercial Power) 556 1,136 4,425 1,445 346 1,947 694 394 1,121 12,065 141 12,206 13,605 12,922 12,012
(Small industry) 315 947 2,502 1,560 358 1,421 555 313 849 8,821 50 8,871 9,903 9,374 8,813
Lighting and Power Total 2,195 4,918 16,365 7,236 1,646 7,989 3,177 1,720 4,579 49,825 431 50,256 55,357 56,716 48,957
Extra High Voltage Demand 348 1,418 6,349 2,939 520 3,386 1,301 402 1,385 18,048 8 18,056 16,893 17,504 18,035
Total of Electricity Sales 2,543 6,336 22,714 10,175 2,166 11,375 4,478 2,122 5,964 67,873 439 68,312 72,250 74,220 66,992
(Large industry) 489 2,014 7,003 4,069 824 3,666 1,670 600 1,710 22,046 59 22,104 20,860 21,164 22,065

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