Electricity Demand in November 2003 (Bulletin)

(December 19, 2003)



[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]
*Total demand in November was down 3.6% to 64.8 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand excluding Extra High Voltage Demand
*Commercial and lighting demand posted declines of 0.7% and 8.0% respectively. The declines were due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures in late-October and in November, and a longer meter-reading period caused a decrease in lighting demand.


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


 This
month 		Results for past 3 months
(November) October September August
Volume Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand		 Lighting 19,736 19,693 22,796 22,688
Power 27,443 29,984 34,632 33,648
Lighting and Power Total 47,179 49,677 57,428 56,336
Extra High Voltage Demand 17,634 18,231 18,608 18,239
Total of Electricity Sales 64,813 67,908 76,036 74,575
(Large industry) (21,544) (22,291) (22,723) (21,902)
Change
on
last
year 		Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand		 Lighting 92.0 107.5 100.9 83.6
Power 97.6 102.0 100.6 89.8
Lighting and Power Total 95.2 104.1 100.8 87.2
Extra High Voltage Demand 99.8 98.5 100.1 97.2
Total of Electricity Sales 96.4 102.5 100.6 89.4
(Large industry) (99.9) (99.4) (100.8) (97.4)

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 November was down for the second consecutive month, falling by 0.1%.

The drop resulted from a year-on-year decline in the textiles and ceramics sectors, coupled with only minimal growth in other sectors.


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

This month@(November) Past three months
Power Volume Change on last year October September August
Textiles 249 90.8 93.2 94.4 90.8
Paper & Pulp 867 100.8 97.0 97.3 96.9
Chemicals 2,207 103.7 100.4 100.6 97.6
Ceramics 945 96.2 98.8 99.6 98.8
Steel 2,991 100.0 97.7 98.1 101.4
Non-ferrous 1,100 100.2 102.3 100.0 96.0
Machinery 5,539 100.7 100.7 104.1 98.2



(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
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 2.2 2.9 2.4 3.1 4.0 5.2 3.2 4.2
FY2003 2.7 1.8 0.8 -4.3 -2.6 0.8 -0.6 -0.1



Demand for November 2003 (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 OctoberSeptemberAugust
Results
(A) 		Lighting 930 1,740 6,528 2,512 519 3,361 1,295 639 1,998 19,522 214 19,736 19,693 22,796 22,688
Power 1,141 2,690 8,787 4,266 953 4,090 1,685 922 2,554 27,088 355 27,443 29,984 34,632 33,648
(Commercial Power) 558 1,066 4,489 1,404 320 1,904 688 380 1,168 11,977 209 12,186 13,568 16,228 15,738
(Small industry) 367 913 2,242 1,453 307 1,336 527 276 867 8,288 79 8,367 9,355 11,039 10,735
Lighting and Power Total 2,071 4,430 15,315 6,778 1,472 7,451 2,980 1,561 4,552 46,610 569 47,179 49,677 57,428 56,336
Extra High Voltage Demand 333 1,467 6,065 2,831 512 3,235 1,366 409 1,403 17,621 13 17,634 18,231 18,608 18,239
Total of Electricity Sales 2,404 5,897 21,380 9,609 1,984 10,686 4,346 1,970 5,955 64,231 582 64,813 67,908 76,036 74,575
(Large industry) 455 2,025 6,858 3,913 787 3,445 1,689 599 1,697 21,468 76 21,544 22,291 22,723 21,902
Change on
Previous year
(A)/(B) 		Lighting 95.0 89.6 89.3 93.9 92.1 92.9 97.6 92.2 93.2 91.9 103.6 92.0 107.5 100.9 83.6
Power 99.0 97.8 97.5 97.2 93.9 97.0 98.1 96.4 99.1 97.5 106.1 97.6 102.0 100.6 89.8
(Commercial Power) 100.9 98.0 99.4 98.9 93.1 98.8 99.1 96.8 102.3 99.2 105.1 99.3 102.8 101.4 90.3
(Small industry) 99.4 97.7 94.6 96.3 92.5 95.5 97.9 95.2 97.1 96.0 107.3 96.1 103.1 99.7 85.6
Lighting and Power Total 97.1 94.4 93.8 95.9 93.3 95.1 97.9 94.6 96.4 95.0 105.1 95.2 104.1 100.8 87.2
Extra High Voltage Demand 105.1 104.9 97.6 100.8 100.6 99.2 98.2 107.6 101.2 99.8 102.8 99.8 98.5 100.1 97.2
Total of Electricity Sales 98.2 96.8 94.9 97.3 95.1 96.3 98.0 97.0 97.5 96.3 105.1 96.4 102.5 100.6 89.4
(Large industry) 99.7 103.1 99.6 99.6 99.3 98.8 97.7 105.1 100.3 99.8 107.4 99.9 99.4 100.8 97.4
Last year's
results
(B) 		Lighting 979 1,941 7,311 2,673 563 3,618 1,327 694 2,145 21,250 206 21,457 18,327 22,586 27,133
Power 1,153 2,751 9,012 4,391 1,015 4,217 1,717 956 2,578 27,790 335 28,125 29,397 34,408 37,471
(Commercial Power) 553 1,087 4,516 1,420 344 1,927 694 392 1,143 12,076 199 12,275 13,192 15,999 17,431
(Small industry) 369 935 2,370 1,508 332 1,399 538 289 893 8,634 74 8,707 9,071 11,074 12,542
Lighting and Power Total 2,132 4,692 16,323 7,064 1,578 7,835 3,044 1,650 4,723 49,040 541 49,582 47,724 56,994 64,604
Extra High Voltage Demand 317 1,399 6,213 2,809 509 3,260 1,391 380 1,385 17,663 13 17,676 18,500 18,583 18,769
Total of Electricity Sales 2,449 6,091 22,536 9,873 2,087 11,095 4,435 2,030 6,108 66,703 554 67,258 66,224 75,577 83,373
(Large industry) 457 1,965 6,883 3,927 793 3,488 1,729 570 1,692 21,504 70 21,574 22,427 22,545 22,476

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.