Electricity Demand in the First Half of 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/10/20
FEPC

[Demand Overview (Total Across the 10 Power Companies)]

Total demand in the first half of 2004 was up 5.5% to 438.1 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand both posted increases of 6.5% and 7.1% respectively. The increase reflected the marked difference in cooling demand between last summer, which was unseasonably cool, and this summer, which was the hottest on record.

Note: Year-on-year changes in commercial power calculated by adjusting figures for the same period one year ago to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).

Demand Volume & Change by Half Year & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This half year
(1st half 2004) 		Prev. 3 Half Years
2nd half 2003 1st half 2003 2nd half 2002
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High
Voltage Demand		 Lighting 131,485 136,929 122,724 138,777
Power 130,459 176,106 183,424 176,415
Lighting & Power Total 261,943 313,035 306,148 315,192
Extra High Voltage Demand 176,192 105,891 109,230 105,823
Total of Electricity Sales 438,136 418,926 415,378 421,015
Large industry 137,474 129,528 132,339 128,770
Change
on
last
year		 Demand excluding
Extra High
Voltage Demand		 Lighting 107.1 98.7 98.4 106.0
Power (105.6) 99.8 98.7 103.2
Lighting and Power Total (106.4) 99.3 98.6 104.4
Extra High Voltage Demand (104.2) 100.1 99.4 103.7
Total of Electricity Sales 105.5 99.5 98.8 104.3
(Large industry) 103.9 100.6 99.8 103.7
Note:  
1. Figures in "Large Industry" indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
2. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.
3. Beginning April 2004, demand categories have been changed to reflect deregulation of over-500kW electricity market.
4. Figures in parentheses adjusted to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).

(Reference) Large Industrial Demand

Large industrial user demand in the first half of 2004 was up for the second consecutive half term, increasing by 3.9%. The rise was due to firm performance in all sectors except the textiles, the paper & pulp and ceramics sectors. Performance in the machinery sector was particularly good.

(Reference)
Demand Volume & Change by Half Year & Large Industry Sector

(Unit : Million kWh, %)
  This Half Year (1st Half 2004) Prev. 3 Half Years
Power Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 2nd Half 2003 1st Half 2003 2nd Half 2002
Textiles 1,533 98.2 93.6 91.0 92.6
Paper & Pulp 5,063 97.8 98.3 98.1 103.1
Chemicals 13,618 104.3 100.9 101.2 107.9
Ceramics 5,303 98.7 98.8 99.3 100.9
Steel 18,350 104.3 99.7 103.2 107.9
Non-Ferrous Metals 6,669 102.8 101.0 98.5 102.5
Machinery 36,910 107.0 102.9 100.5 103.7

The First Half of 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This Half Year (1st Half 2004)
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies Okinawa 10 companies
Results Lighting 5,263 10,858 44,611 16,492 3,320 23,024 8,388 4,474 13,554 129,984 1,501 131,485
Power 5,129 12,130 41,055 18,819 4,076 21,246 8,067 4,675 13,492 128,689 1,770 130,459
Commercial Power 2,728 5,530 23,223 7,512 1,696 10,551 3,905 2,243 6,604 63,992 1,060 65,052
Small industry 2,130 5,871 16,387 10,218 2,162 10,042 3,731 2,074 6,292 58,907 544 59,451
Lighting & Power Total 10,392 22,988 85,665 35,311 7,396 44,270 16,455 9,149 27,046 258,672 3,271 261,943
Extra High Voltage Demand 4,017 14,687 60,298 28,806 5,863 30,336 12,821 4,668 14,048 175,544 648 176,192
Total Electricity Sales 14,409 37,675 145,964 64,117 13,259 74,606 29,276 13,817 41,094 434,217 3,919 438,136
Large Industry 2,758 12,323 43,665 24,857 5,038 22,588 11,237 3,723 10,809 136,998 476 137,474
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting 101.5 104.7 109.1 107.7 106.0 107.3 106.8 105.1 106.1 107.2 99.6 107.1
Power (102.0) (105.5) (107.4) (105.0) (105.1) (105.3) (105.9) (104.3) (104.2) (105.7) (101.6) (105.6)
Commercial Power (103.6) (106.3) (107.7) (105.7) (107.1) (105.8) (107.2) (107.0) (105.7) (106.6) (102.2) (106.5)
Small industry (101.3) (105.8) (108.2) (105.7) (104.6) (105.4) (106.0) (103.0) (103.0) (105.8) (99.3) (105.7)
Lighting & Power Total (101.8) (105.1) (108.3) (106.3) (105.5) (106.3) (106.3) (104.7) (105.1) (106.4) (100.7) (106.4)
Extra High Voltage Demand (104.4) (104.6) (103.0) (105.3) (106.7) (103.2) (106.0) (105.5) (105.8) (104.2) (102.1) (104.2)
Total of Electricity Sales 102.5 104.9 106.0 105.8 106.0 105.1 106.2 104.9 105.4 105.5 100.9 105.5
Large industry 100.8 103.8 103.1 104.5 106.0 103.5 106.0 104.4 103.5 103.9 107.3 103.9
Prev. 3 Half Years (10-Co. Total)
2nd Half 2003 1st Half 2003 2nd Half 2002
136,929 122,724 138,777
176,106 183,424 176,415
79,130 83,736 78,499
53,938 56,383 54,300
313,035 306,148 315,192
105,891 109,230 105,823
418,926 415,378 421,015
129,528 132,339 128,770
98.7 98.4 106.0
99.8 98.7 103.2
100.8 99.6 104.1
99.3 97.1 102.8
99.3 98.6 104.4
100.1 99.4 103.7
99.5 98.8 104.3
100.6 99.8 103.7
Note:  
1. Some figures are estimates based on Bulletin reports.
2. Figures in "Commercial Power", "Small industry" and "Large Industry" indicate itemized breakdown of included subtotals.
3. Sum of individual entries may not match reported totals exactly due to rounding.
4. Beginning April 2004, demand categories have been changed to reflect deregulation of over-500kW electricity market.
5. Figures in parentheses adjusted to match 2004 demand categories (for reference only).