Electricity Demand in May 2002 (Bulletin)


(June 20, 2002)



[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
Total demand in May was up for the first time in nine months, increasing by 0.7% on last year to 63.4 billion kWh across the 10 companies.


Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Commercial and lighting demand both posted increases of 0.8% and 3.4% respectively. The increase in lighting demand was due to a longer meter-reading period.


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


This
month
Results for past 3 months
(May) April March February
Volume Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand
Lighting 19,515 19,302 20,738 23,774
Power 26,171 27,014 27,396 29,759
Lighting and Power Total 45,686 46,316 48,134 53,533
Extra High Voltage Demand 17,694 16,942 17,266 16,072
Total of Electricity Sales 63,380 63,258 65,400 69,605
(Large industry) (21,175) (20,609) (21,031) (19,774)
Change
on
last
year
Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand
Lighting 103.4 96.2 96.3 98.1
Power 99.5 97.2 95.4 95.6
Lighting and Power Total 101.2 96.8 95.8 96.7
Extra High Voltage Demand 99.5 98.3 95.6 95.1
Total of Electricity Sales 100.7 97.2 95.7 96.3
(Large industry) (99.6) (98.2) (95.1) (94.8)

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 May was down for the sixteenth consecutive month, falling by 0.4%. The decline resulted from poor performance in all sectors except steel sector.


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

This month@(May) Past three months
Power Volume Change on last year April March February
Textiles 273 91.0 93.3 89.6 92.1
Paper & Pulp 923 97.9 98.2 94.9 93.7
Chemicals 2,104 97.8 96.3 90.8 91.1
Ceramics 898 97.2 93.7 94.0 93.1
Steel 2,952 101.6 97.6 94.2 92.5
Non-ferrous 1,102 99.6 94.9 93.3 90.4
Machinery 5,228 99.6 97.3 93.9 93.3



(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 -0.4



Demand for May 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 April March February
Results
(A)
Lighting 921 1,817 6,364 2,437 525 3,443 1,192 651 1,962 19,312 203 19,515 19,302 20,738 23,774
Power 1,051 2,585 8,319 4,057 948 3,973 1,564 947 2,400 25,844 327 26,171 27,014 27,396 29,759
(Commercial Power) 519 971 4,157 1,329 308 1,825 625 390 1,060 11,184 186 11,370 11,791 11,929 13,280
(Small industry) 335 847 2,107 1,335 303 1,270 480 284 820 7,781 75 7,856 8,261 8,326 9,304
Lighting and Power Total 1,972 4,402 14,683 6,494 1,473 7,416 2,756 1,598 4,362 45,156 530 45,686 46,316 48,134 53,533
Extra High Voltage Demand 329 1,381 6,175 2,781 478 3,347 1,383 417 1,392 17,683 11 17,694 16,942 17,266 16,072
Total of Electricity Sales 2,301 5,783 20,858 9,275 1,951 10,763 4,139 2,015 5,754 62,839 541 63,380 63,258 65,400 69,605
(Large industry) 462 1,903 6,669 3,799 751 3,533 1,704 597 1,684 21,102 73 21,175 20,609 21,031 19,774
Change on
Previous year
(A)/(B)
Lighting 99.9 105.0 102.2 105.6 102.4 104.8 102.5 102.8 103.0 103.3 110.9 103.4 96.2 96.3 98.1
Power 100.2 99.3 98.7 100.0 97.4 99.7 99.7 99.8 100.5 99.4 112.0 99.5 97.2 95.4 95.6
(Commercial Power) 101.0 99.9 100.4 100.9 98.0 100.7 101.5 101.1 102.1 100.7 107.5 100.8 98.9 97.7 97.6
(Small industry) 100.3 100.2 96.2 100.0 96.4 99.6 99.5 98.2 101.2 98.8 120.2 99.0 95.4 93.8 93.9
Lighting and Power Total 100.0 101.6 100.2 102.0 99.1 102.0 100.9 101.0 101.6 101.0 111.6 101.2 96.8 95.8 96.7
Extra High Voltage Demand 95.8 100.2 99.0 100.2 97.4 96.7 107.6 99.5 101.0 99.5 96.6 99.5 98.3 95.6 95.1
Total of Electricity Sales 99.4 101.2 99.8 101.5 98.7 100.3 103.0 100.6 101.5 100.6 111.2 100.7 97.2 95.7 96.3
(Large industry) 96.6 100.0 99.3 100.3 97.9 97.0 105.5 98.9 100.1 99.6 113.5 99.6 98.2 95.1 94.8
Last year's
results
(B)
Lighting 922 1,730 6,229 2,308 513 3,285 1,163 634 1,905 18,689 184 18,872 20,058 21,546 24,244
Power 1,049 2,604 8,429 4,058 973 3,982 1,569 950 2,387 26,002 291 26,294 27,795 28,710 31,113
(Commercial Power) 513 972 4,142 1,317 314 1,812 615 386 1,038 11,110 173 11,283 11,918 12,206 13,605
(Small industry) 333 845 2,191 1,335 314 1,274 483 289 810 7,876 62 7,938 8,660 8,871 9,903
Lighting and Power Total 1,971 4,334 14,658 6,366 1,486 7,267 2,732 1,584 4,292 44,691 475 45,166 47,853 50,256 55,357
Extra High Voltage Demand 344 1,379 6,236 2,776 491 3,460 1,285 418 1,378 17,766 12 17,778 17,238 18,056 16,893
Total of Electricity Sales 2,315 5,713 20,894 9,142 1,977 10,727 4,017 2,002 5,670 62,457 487 62,944 65,091 68,312 72,250
(Large industry) 478 1,902 6,719 3,786 768 3,641 1,615 605 1,682 21,196 65 21,261 20,980 22,104 20,860

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.