Electricity Demand in September 2002 (Confirmed Report)

(Oct. 31, 2002)


Demand Overview (Total across the 10 Power Companies)

 ○ Total demand in September was up 3.9% on last year to 75.6 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

 ○ Commercial and lighting demand both posted increases of 3.8% and 6.3% respectively, due to increased demand for cooling caused by higher temperatures in August and September.

   ・ Lighting Demand (up 6.3%, 22.59 billion kWh)

   ・ Commercial Demand (up 3.8%, 16.0 billion kWh)

(Reference)

 ○ Large industrial user demand in September was up for the third consecutive month, increasing by 2.9%. The increase resulted from firm performance in all sectors except textiles and ceramics sectors.

   ・ Large Industrial Demand (up 2.9%, 22.54 billion kWh)


State of Ten Japanese Power Companies

By company Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 Companies Okinawa 10 Companies
By use
Change on Previous Year Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand Lighting 0.8 5.3 9.6 4.3 9.9 7.9 2.7 1.8 3.6 6.5 -5.9 6.3
Power -1.0 2.8 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.2 1.9 3.6 1.2 3.0 -3.3 2.9
Lighting and Power Total -0.3 3.7 6.0 4.1 5.7 5.2 2.2 2.9 2.2 4.4 -4.4 4.3
Extra High Voltage Demand -1.6 3.3 1.7 3.1 8.3 2.1 14.0 2.0 0.4 3.0 -15.7 3.0
Total of Electricity Sales -0.5 3.6 4.8 3.8 6.3 4.3 5.3 2.8 1.8 4.0 -4.6 3.9
(Large Industry) -0.7 2.4 2.0 3.7 4.8 2.2 11.4 1.8 -0.2 2.9 -0.3 2.9


Electricity volume by use( total for 10 companies )

By Use By Month Change on Previous Year (%)
FY2001 01/9 10 11 12 02/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Demand
excluding
Extra
High
Voltage
Demand
Lighting Total -0.0 -12.1 1.1 0.7 4.7 2 -1.9 -3.7 -3.8 3.4 0.7 -7.3 4.8 6.3
Commercial Power 0.8 -4 -0.8 1.6 1.9 1.1 -2.4 -2.3 -1.1 0.8 -0.2 -3.9 2.0 3.8
Small Industry Low Voltage -3.5 -16.8 -4.8 -2 2.3 -1.7 -7 -9 -8.4 -1.3 -2.6 -17.2 -0.2 3.4
High Voltage A -3.1 -6.7 -3.9 -3.1 -3.9 -3.6 -5.5 -4.6 -2.8 -0.9 -1.2 -2.5 1.3 2.7
Total -3.2 -11.3 -4.2 -2.7 -1.8 -2.8 -6.1 -6.2 -4.6 -1.0 -1.7 -8.6 0.6 3.0
High Voltage B -3.0 -5.4 -3.6 -4.5 -5.4 -4.9 -4.9 -5.3 -1.7 -1.2 -2.9 0.0 0.3 1.5
Power Total -1.5 -6.8 -2.5 -1.2 -1 -1.5 -4.4 -4.6 -2.8 -0.5 -1.3 -4.6 1.1 2.9
Lighting and Power Total -0.9 -8.9 -1.2 -0.4 1.4 0.2 -3.3 -4.2 -3.2 1.2 -0.5 -5.6 2.6 4.3
Extra High Voltage Demand -3.8 -5.8 -4.4 -5.2 -5.5 -6.1 -4.9 -4.4 -1.7 -0.5 -1.2 0.2 2.7 3.0
Total of Electricity Sales -1.6 -8.2 -2.1 -1.7 -0.4 -1.3 -3.7 -4.3 -2.8 0.7 -0.7 -4.1 2.7 3.9


State of the main sector in large industrial use ( total for 10 companies)

By Use By Month Change on Previous Year (%)
FY2001 01/9 10 11 12 02/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Textiles -6.4 -7.0 -3.5 -5.4 -6.1 -7.1 -7.9 -10.4 -6.7 -8.8 -10.7 -8.2 -10.3 -9.8
Paper & pulp -3.8 -5.5 -1.9 -6.0 -5.4 -7.7 -6.3 -5.1 -1.8 -2.1 -1.9 -0.1 1.4 3.3
Chemicals -5.6 -6.2 -6.1 -6.6 -7.1 -9.3 -8.9 -9.2 -3.7 -2.1 2.2 4.4 4.8 6.5
Ceramics -5.9 -5.9 -6.5 -6.8 -7.4 -9.3 -6.9 -6.0 -6.3 -2.8 -4.2 -3.1 -1.7 -2.7
Steel -9.3 -10.7 -11.0 -11.0 -10.4 -11.1 -7.5 -5.8 -2.4 1.6 1.4 1.1 6.2 5.3
Non-ferrous Metals -8.4 -10.3 -11.9 -12.3 -11.8 -12.1 -9.6 -6.7 -5.1 -0.5 -0.8 -1.3 2.0 1.7
Machinery -5.2 -7.9 -6.1 -7.5 -9.5 -7.6 -6.7 -6.1 -2.7 -0.4 -4.0 0.1 2.3 2.7
Large industry total -4.0 -6.0 -4.7 -5.5 -6.0 -6.3 -5.2 -4.9 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 0.4 2.2 2.9


Results for power & lighting demand by use (September '2002)

(1) Electricity Sales (Amount & Change on Previous Year)
By Use By Companies Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 Companies Okinawa 10 Companies
Volume
of
electricty
used
(1,000 kWh)
Residential Lighting 576,580 1,346,210 5,747,679 2,142,194 385,394 3,403,822 1,181,378 647,647 1,843,087 17,273,991 279,925 17,553,916
Lighting Total 819,129 1,756,470 7,528,188 2,910,968 551,404 4,128,262 1,469,111 783,501 2,345,558 22,292,591 293,544 22,586,135
Commercial Power 593,585 1,247,739 5,890,599 1,910,695 373,765 2,640,904 975,127 483,754 1,632,560 15,748,728 249,805 15,998,533
Small Industry 370,099 1,056,222 2,978,965 1,931,847 382,418 1,920,805 722,272 391,896 1,211,648 10,966,172 107,861 11,074,033
Low Voltage 128,377 359,155 1,259,017 752,158 143,423 879,075 314,083 185,316 635,090 4,655,694 71,824 4,727,518
(High Voltage A) 241,722 697,067 1,719,948 1,179,689 238,995 1,041,730 408,189 206,580 576,558 6,310,478 36,037 6,346,515
High Voltage B 177,916 641,851 2,055,019 1,301,648 311,805 819,604 410,505 210,701 439,167 6,368,216 62,049 6,430,265
Power Total 1,189,552 3,047,112 11,123,266 5,310,260 1,110,263 5,486,832 2,180,787 1,140,938 3,394,832 33,983,842 424,102 34,407,944
Lighting and Power Total 2,008,681 4,803,582 18,651,454 8,221,228 1,661,667 9,615,094 3,649,898 1,924,439 5,740,390 56,276,433 717,646 56,994,079
Extra High Voltage 328,321 1,389,294 6,572,736 3,004,628 513,525 3,533,993 1,470,008 383,999 1,377,720 18,574,224 9,047 18,583,271
Total Electricity Sales 2,337,002 6,192,876 25,224,189 11,225,856 2,175,192 13,149,087 5,119,906 2,308,438 7,118,110 74,850,656 726,693 75,577,349
Change
on
Previous
Year
(%)
Lighting 100.8 105.3 109.6 104.3 109.9 107.9 102.7 101.8 103.6 106.5 94.1 106.3
Power 99.0 102.8 103.7 104.0 103.7 103.2 101.9 103.6 101.2 103.0 96.7 102.9
(Commercial Power) 98.7 103.5 105.7 104.4 106.0 103.1 102.0 106.8 100.8 103.9 95.5 103.8
(Low Voltage Power) 97.5 104.5 100.0 103.8 109.0 107.3 104.7 103.0 104.6 103.5 93.3 103.4
(High Voltage A) 98.1 103.2 103.9 104.6 101.5 101.9 101.6 101.9 99.8 102.7 102.6 102.7
(Small Industry) 97.9 103.6 102.2 104.3 104.2 104.3 102.9 102.4 102.3 103.0 96.2 103.0
(High Voltage B) 103.5 100.8 100.8 104.0 100.6 101.7 101.7 100.1 98.7 101.5 102.4 101.5
Lighting and Power Total 99.7 103.7 106.0 104.1 105.7 105.2 102.2 102.9 102.2 104.4 95.6 104.3
Extra High Voltage 98.4 103.3 101.7 103.1 108.3 102.1 114.0 102.0 100.4 103.0 84.3 103.0
Total Electricity Sales 99.5 103.6 104.8 103.8 106.3 104.3 105.3 102.8 101.8 104.0 95.4 103.9
(2) Contracted Electricity (Amount & No. of Contracts)
By Use By Company Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 Companies Okinawa 10 Companies
Contracted
Electricity
kW
No. of Contracts
Residential Lighting(No. of Contract) 2,552,177 4,870,750 18,968,440 6,406,229 1,171,074 9,227,578 3,520,403 1,939,393 5,829,103 54,485,147 606,927 55,092,074
Commercial Power(kW) 2,035,853 4,781,960 20,557,920 6,951,661 1,550,896 9,404,780 3,431,711 1,978,002 5,871,418 56,564,201 747,632 57,311,833
Small Industry(kW) 2,747,059 7,940,062 22,623,769 12,965,858 2,693,742 13,022,495 5,024,805 3,003,928 8,218,601 78,240,319 606,140 78,846,459
(Low Voltage Power) 1,644,349 4,778,951 14,889,440 7,479,756 1,616,562 8,154,950 3,074,823 1,985,581 5,637,810 49,262,222 470,684 49,732,906
(High Voltage Power A) 1,102,710 3,161,111 7,734,329 5,486,102 1,077,180 4,867,545 1,949,982 1,018,347 2,580,791 28,978,097 135,456 29,113,553
High Voltage Power B(kW) 558,496 1,916,994 6,463,153 4,161,909 909,338 2,671,739 1,394,757 686,247 1,327,387 20,090,020 154,757 20,244,777
Power Total(kW) 5,774,057 15,982,850 52,377,653 26,906,102 5,633,874 26,653,203 10,933,189 6,581,409 17,218,429 168,060,766 1,563,058 169,623,824
Lighting & Power (No. of Contract) 3,737,206 7,562,550 27,166,709 10,137,164 1,981,845 13,015,328 5,181,900 2,874,107 8,217,574 79,874,383 765,411 80,639,794


Large industry use by sector (September '2002)

by Sector By Company Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 Companies Okinawa 10 Companies
Volume
of
electricity
(MkWh)
Industry Mining 6,780 8,764 14,952 5,696 12,869 8,068 13,941 3,853 9,433 84,356 498 84,854
Manufacturing Foodstuffs 81,099 116,852 522,883 201,784 20,176 226,450 72,495 33,935 143,714 1,419,388 6,596 1,425,984
Textiles 0 14,225 11,455 68,616 81,304 55,736 17,514 14,118 21,930 284,898 284,898
Paper & pulp 100,481 71,998 265,309 149,114 27,211 90,151 45,306 99,657 30,895 880,122 380 880,502
Chemicals 31,531 149,238 707,334 275,884 111,485 403,651 226,167 133,078 135,326 2,173,694 1,282 2,174,976
Oil/Coal 6,751 4,738 24,952 10,998 4,682 12,205 8,047 29,535 8,655 110,563 3,677 114,240
Rubber goods 98 25,937 91,005 84,655 2,098 38,308 28,404 3,938 45,027 319,470 319,470
Ceramics 7,135 65,043 229,919 198,176 35,469 203,232 63,730 2,715 98,064 903,483 5,777 909,260
Steel 56,349 228,242 633,336 515,569 49,539 594,824 539,895 58,502 188,398 2,864,654 9,384 2,874,038
Non-ferrous Metals 0 201,861 403,235 127,283 57,049 145,896 110,296 0 65,080 1,110,700 493 1,111,193
Machinery 57,593 621,846 1,700,644 1,614,268 218,117 707,460 367,621 111,570 554,209 5,953,328 5,953,328
Others 35,741 175,462 873,178 423,683 119,135 393,798 105,321 41,245 128,168 2,295,731 1,829 2,297,560
Manufacturing total 376,778 1,675,442 5,463,251 3,670,030 726,265 2,871,711 1,584,796 528,293 1,419,466 18,316,032 29,418 18,345,450
Mining and manufacturing total 383,558 1,684,206 5,478,204 3,675,726 739,134 2,879,779 1,598,737 532,146 1,428,899 18,400,389 29,916 18,430,305
Others Railways 27,132 110,534 579,665 213,009 21,768 395,952 96,404 8,147 78,768 1,531,379 70 1,531,449
Ohters 63,766 169,764 1,166,773 272,189 46,944 480,121 117,848 41,804 182,553 2,541,762 41,110 2,582,872
Others Total 90,898 280,298 1,746,438 485,198 68,712 876,073 214,252 49,951 261,321 4,073,141 41,180 4,114,321
Grand Total 474,456 1,964,504 7,224,642 4,160,924 807,846 3,755,852 1,812,989 582,097 1,690,220 22,473,530 71,096 22,544,626
Change
on
Previous
Year
(%)
Industry Mining 46.7 92.9 102.3 117.3 135.9 99.6 96.8 107.2 57.1 88.3 101.8 88.4
Manufacturing Foodstuffs 100.8 97.1 100.5 99.7 102.5 101.0 104.8 98.4 101.5 100.5 90.0 100.4
Textiles 0.0 86.4 95.0 87.6 89.1 91.9 92.4 95.7 93.5 90.2 90.2
Paper & pulp 120.3 99.9 97.9 104.1 94.9 102.6 110.8 107.1 97.6 103.3 105.3 103.3
Chemicals 112.4 107.1 103.8 110.6 106.1 102.6 136.5 96.8 95.8 106.5 95.7 106.5
Oil/Coal 117.7 85.6 95.2 104.5 101.7 73.7 125.5 105.4 102.8 98.7 102.1 98.8
Rubber goods 94.2 104.8 101.1 106.1 111.6 104.2 103.1 103.5 103.4 103.7 103.7
Ceramics 28.4 89.2 93.6 105.1 108.8 103.3 111.8 90.1 89.5 97.0 171.3 97.3
Steel 83.2 97.7 102.8 104.4 104.4 106.8 117.4 105.3 100.6 105.4 84.5 105.3
Non-ferrous Metals 0.0 106.5 99.5 94.3 104.2 104.6 104.7 0.0 104.6 101.8 77.4 101.7
Machinery 115.5 103.3 99.9 104.3 112.3 101.8 103.9 101.1 102.6 102.7 102.7
Others 101.5 102.0 100.2 105.7 103.2 100.0 105.4 101.8 98.1 101.6 87.6 101.5
Manufacturing total 100.3 101.6 100.4 104.0 104.4 102.5 112.8 101.4 100.0 102.7 98.6 102.7
Mining and manufacturing total 98.3 101.6 100.4 104.0 104.8 102.5 112.7 101.4 99.5 102.6 98.7 102.6
Others Railways 106.7 102.5 106.6 99.1 101.8 100.4 100.6 103.1 101.8 102.9 102.9
Ohters 102.5 111.4 107.6 104.6 105.1 101.7 104.3 106.6 101.6 105.6 100.3 105.5
Others Total 103.7 107.8 107.3 102.1 104.0 101.1 102.6 106.0 101.7 104.5 100.5 104.5
Grand Total 99.3 102.4 102.0 103.7 104.8 102.2 111.4 101.8 99.8 102.9 99.7 102.9