Electricity Demand in July 2002 (Bulletin)


(August 19, 2002)



[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
Total demand in July was down 4.1% on last year to 70.6 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
Commercial and lighting demand both posted declines of 3.9% and 7.3% respectively, due to decreased demand for cooling caused by generally lower temperatures from late June to mid-July.


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


This
month
Results for past 3 months
(July) June May April
Volume Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand
Lighting 18,945 17,180 19,518 19,302
Power 32,175 28,666 26,170 27,014
Lighting and Power Total 51,120 45,846 45,688 46,316
Extra High Voltage Demand 19,525 18,374 17,694 16,942
Total of Electricity Sales 70,645 64,220 63,382 63,258
(Large industry) (23,658) (22,151) (21,177) (20,609)
Change
on
last
year
Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand
Lighting 92.7 100.7 103.4 96.2
Power 95.4 98.7 99.5 97.2
Lighting and Power Total 94.3 99.5 101.2 96.8
Extra High Voltage Demand 100.2 98.8 99.5 98.3
Total of Electricity Sales 95.9 99.3 100.7 97.2
(Large industry) (100.4) (98.6) (99.6) (98.2)

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 July was up for the first time in eighteen months, increasing by 0.4%.

The increase was due to the fact that performance in all sectors except textiles, ceramics and non-ferrous metals was as good or better than in the previous year.


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

This month@(July) Past three months
Power Volume Change on last year June May April
Textiles 315 91.8 89.3 91.2 93.3
Paper & Pulp 863 100.0 98.1 97.9 98.2
Chemicals 2,240 104.3 102.2 97.9 96.3
Ceramics 926 96.7 95.8 97.2 93.7
Steel 2,772 101.1 101.4 101.6 97.6
Non-ferrous 1,102 98.7 99.2 99.5 94.9
Machinery 6,460 100.1 96.0 99.6 97.3



(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 -1.4 0.4



Demand for July 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 June May April
Results
(A)
Lighting 801 1,577 6,556 2,216 480 3,216 1,159 672 2,012 18,689 256 18,945 17,180 19,518 19,302
Power 1,100 2,922 10,307 4,911 1,212 5,093 1,913 1,246 3,061 31,765 410 32,175 28,666 26,170 27,014
(Commercial Power) 533 1,158 5,320 1,704 451 2,458 791 579 1,412 14,406 244 14,650 12,794 11,369 11,791
(Small industry) 343 943 2,620 1,642 381 1,631 606 377 1,062 9,605 98 9,703 8,622 7,855 8,261
Lighting and Power Total 1,901 4,499 16,863 7,127 1,692 8,309 3,072 1,918 5,073 50,454 666 51,120 45,846 45,688 46,316
Extra High Voltage Demand 327 1,404 7,000 3,170 508 3,821 1,442 386 1,456 19,514 11 19,525 18,374 17,694 16,942
Total of Electricity Sales 2,228 5,903 23,863 10,297 2,200 12,130 4,514 2,304 6,529 69,968 677 70,645 64,220 63,382 63,258
(Large industry) 471 2,020 7,596 4,398 839 4,035 1,832 603 1,788 23,582 76 23,658 22,151 21,177 20,609
Change on Previous year
(A)/(B)
Lighting 105.0 97.5 95.3 87.5 95.2 86.6 91.4 93.1 93.0 92.7 90.5 92.7 100.7 103.4 96.2
Power 99.4 97.0 92.7 95.5 99.0 95.2 98.4 99.3 97.0 95.4 95.8 95.4 98.7 99.5 97.2
(Commercial Power) 99.0 96.8 93.5 96.1 99.8 96.6 99.9 101.2 98.5 96.1 95.5 96.1 99.8 100.8 98.9
(Small industry) 99.5 95.5 87.3 90.8 96.1 90.3 95.0 95.0 94.2 91.4 93.3 91.4 98.3 99.0 95.4
Lighting and Power Total 101.7 97.2 93.7 92.9 97.9 91.7 95.6 97.1 95.4 94.4 93.7 94.3 99.5 101.2 96.8
Extra High Voltage Demand 98.1 101.7 98.7 100.2 103.6 99.7 108.1 98.4 99.4 100.1 111.9 100.2 98.8 99.5 98.3
Total of Electricity Sales 101.2 98.2 95.1 95.0 99.1 94.1 99.3 97.3 96.3 95.9 93.9 95.9 99.3 100.7 97.2
(Large industry) 98.0 100.9 99.0 100.8 102.6 100.3 106.5 100.1 99.1 100.4 102.4 100.4 98.6 99.6 98.2
Last year's
results
(B)
Lighting 763 1,617 6,879 2,532 504 3,714 1,268 721 2,162 20,161 283 20,444 17,056 18,872 20,058
Power 1,106 3,012 11,123 5,143 1,224 5,349 1,945 1,254 3,155 33,310 428 33,738 29,040 26,294 27,795
(Commercial Power) 538 1,196 5,693 1,773 452 2,545 792 572 1,434 14,994 255 15,249 12,819 11,283 11,918
(Small industry) 345 988 3,002 1,808 397 1,806 638 396 1,128 10,508 105 10,613 8,768 7,938 8,660
Lighting and Power Total 1,869 4,629 18,002 7,675 1,728 9,063 3,213 1,975 5,317 53,471 711 54,182 46,096 45,166 47,853
Extra High Voltage Demand 334 1,381 7,091 3,163 491 3,833 1,334 393 1,466 19,486 10 19,495 18,588 17,778 17,238
Total of Electricity Sales 2,203 6,010 25,093 10,838 2,219 12,896 4,547 2,368 6,783 72,957 721 73,677 64,684 62,944 65,091
(Large industry) 481 2,002 7,676 4,363 817 4,023 1,720 603 1,804 23,488 74 23,562 22,472 21,261 20,980

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 to rounding.