Electricity Demand in April 2002 (Bulletin)


(May 22, 2002)



[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
Total demand in April was down for the eighth consecutive months, falling by 2.8% on last year to 63.3 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Commercial and lighting demand both posted declines of 1.1% and 3.8% respectively. The declines were due to decreased demand for heating, caused by higher temperatures from March to the beginning of April. The decline of lighting demand was due to a shorter meter-reading period.


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


This month Results for past 3 months
(April) March February January
Volume Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand		 Lighting 19,302 20,738 23,774 27,455
Power 27,016 27,396 29,759 29,366
Lighting and Power Total 46,318 48,134 53,533 56,821
Extra High Voltage Demand 16,939 17,266 16,072 16,428
Total of Electricity Sales 63,257 65,400 69,605 73,249
(Large industry) (20,609) (21,031) (19,774) (19,838)
Change
on
last
year		 Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand		 Lighting 96.2 96.3 98.1 102.0
Power 97.2 95.4 95.6 98.5
Lighting and Power Total 96.8 95.8 96.7 100.2
Extra High Voltage Demand 98.3 95.6 95.1 93.9
Total of Electricity Sales 97.2 95.7 96.3 98.7
(Large industry) (98.2) (95.1) (94.8) (93.7)

Note:
1. Parentheses indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
2. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.


(Reference) Large Industrial Demand
Large industrial user demand in March was down for the fifteenth consecutive month, falling by 1.8%. The decline resulted from poor performance in ceramics, non-ferrous sector and all other sectors.


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

This month@(April) Past three months
Power Volume Change on last year March February January
Textiles 281 93.4 89.6 92.1 92.9
Paper & Pulp 880 98.4 94.9 93.7 92.3
Chemicals 2,014 96.4 90.8 91.1 90.7
Ceramics 879 93.6 94.0 93.1 90.7
Steel 2,778 97.6 94.2 92.5 88.9
Non-ferrous 1,057 95.0 93.3 90.4 87.9
Machinery 5,170 97.3 93.9 93.3 92.4



(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
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
FY2002 -1.8



Demand for April 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 March February January
Results
(A)		 Lighting 933 1,856 6,216 2,410 534 3,241 1,254 637 2,021 19,102 200 19,302 20,738 23,774 27,455
Power 1,155 2,662 8,704 4,243 931 4,017 1,661 901 2,450 26,724 292 27,016 27,396 29,759 29,366
(Commercial Power) 576 1,048 4,353 1,381 292 1,854 681 353 1,088 11,626 165 11,791 11,929 13,280 13,062
(Small industry) 335 910 2,266 1,456 305 1,300 515 276 832 8,195 63 8,258 8,326 9,304 9,111
Lighting and Power Total 2,088 4,518 14,920 6,653 1,465 7,258 2,915 1,538 4,471 45,826 492 46,318 48,134 53,533 56,821
Extra High Voltage Demand 307 1,321 6,005 2,633 469 3,186 1,290 396 1,322 16,929 10 16,939 17,266 16,072 16,428
Total of Electricity Sales 2,395 5,839 20,925 9,286 1,934 10,444 4,205 1,934 5,793 62,755 502 63,257 65,400 69,605 73,249
(Large industry) 436 1,850 6,621 3,668 745 3,415 1,610 579 1,617 20,541 68 20,609 21,031 19,774 19,838
Change on
Previous year
(A)/(B)		 Lighting 99.9 97.6 96.7 92.9 98.0 93.2 95.1 94.8 100.9 96.1 107.2 96.2 96.3 98.1 102.0
Power 97.3 96.8 97.9 96.1 97.7 96.3 96.2 99.5 97.2 97.1 108.7 97.2 95.4 95.6 98.5
(Commercial Power) 99.5 98.6 99.3 98.1 100.7 98.3 97.7 102.6 98.0 98.9 105.1 98.9 97.7 97.6 101.1
(Small industry) 98.5 96.2 95.5 94.4 95.4 93.3 94.5 96.5 97.2 95.2 113.5 95.4 93.8 93.9 97.2
Lighting and Power Total 98.4 97.1 97.4 94.9 97.8 94.9 95.7 97.5 98.8 96.7 108.1 96.8 95.8 96.7 100.2
Extra High Voltage Demand 92.4 98.5 98.1 98.8 95.5 96.6 102.0 98.2 100.9 98.3 98.9 98.3 95.6 95.1 93.9
Total of Electricity Sales 97.6 97.4 97.6 96.0 97.3 95.4 97.6 97.6 99.3 97.1 107.9 97.2 95.7 96.3 98.7
(Large industry) 94.1 98.3 98.0 98.9 96.5 96.6 101.1 98.6 99.9 98.2 111.4 98.2 95.1 94.8 93.7
Last year's
results
(B)		 Lighting 933 1,901 6,427 2,594 544 3,479 1,318 671 2,002 19,871 187 20,058 21,546 24,244 26,916
Power 1,188 2,751 8,894 4,417 954 4,171 1,726 906 2,521 27,526 269 27,795 28,710 31,113 29,800
(Commercial Power) 579 1,062 4,384 1,408 290 1,886 697 344 1,111 11,761 157 11,918 12,206 13,605 12,922
(Small industry) 341 946 2,373 1,543 320 1,394 545 286 856 8,604 56 8,660 8,871 9,903 9,374
Lighting and Power Total 2,121 4,652 15,321 7,011 1,498 7,650 3,044 1,577 4,523 47,397 456 47,853 50,256 55,357 56,716
Extra High Voltage Demand 332 1,341 6,123 2,665 491 3,298 1,264 404 1,310 17,228 10 17,238 18,056 16,893 17,504
Total of Electricity Sales 2,453 5,993 21,444 9,676 1,989 10,948 4,308 1,981 5,833 64,625 466 65,091 68,312 72,250 74,220
(Large industry) 464 1,882 6,759 3,711 771 3,536 1,591 587 1,618 20,919 61 20,980 22,104 20,860 21,164

Note:
1. As this is a bulletin, some figures are estimates.
2. Parentheses indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
3. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due torounding.