Electricity Demand in April 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/5/21
FEPC

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

Total demand in April was up 2.7% to 69.0 billion kWh across the 10 companies.

Demand Excluding Extra High Voltage Demand

Commercial and lighting demand posted increases of 0.6% and 5.3% respectively. The increase in lighting demand resulted from a longer meter-reading period, which overcame decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures in March.

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 Month & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This month
(April)		 Prev. 3 Months
March February January
Volume Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 22,523 22,620 25,239 28,844
Power 19,484 29,376 31,184 30,073
Lighting & Power Total 42,007 51,996 56,423 58,917
Extra High Voltage Demand 26,997 18,096 17,120 17,234
Total Electricity Sales 69,004 70,092 73,543 76,151
Large industry 21,629 22,206 21,058 20,949
Year-on-Year Change Demand excl.
Extra High Voltage
Demand		 Lighting 105.3 99.8 101.3 96.8
Power (100.9) 101.7 101.3 98.8
Lighting & Power Total (103.2) 100.9 101.3 97.8
Extra High Voltage Demand (102.0) 100.4 103.1 99.7
Total Electricity Sales 102.7 100.7 101.7 98.2
Large industry 102.2 101.3 103.2 100.4
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 April was up for the fourth consecutive month, increasing by 2.2%. The rise was due to firm performance in the machinery, the chemicals, the steel and the non-ferrous metals sectors.

(Reference)
Demand Volume & Change by Month & Large Industry Sector

(Units: mkWh, %)
  This month (April) Prev. 3 Months
Volume Year-on-Year
Change		 March February January
Textiles 245 95.9 96.4 95.2 93.6
Paper & Pulp 858 96.8 95.4 101.8 97.9
Chemicals 2,226 102.0 97.2 104.5 100.4
Ceramics 871 97.6 99.1 103.1 99.4
Steel 3,110 103.2 99.8 103.9 98.7
Non-Ferrous Metals 1,083 100.4 101.6 103.5 100.3
Machinery 5,597 106.0 106.0 105.2 103.0

(Reference)
Large Industry Demand Change by Month & Term

(Units: %)
  Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
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 -0.4 0.4 3.2 1.3
FY2004 2.2                      

April 2004 Lighting & Power Demand by Co. & Use

(Units: mkWh, %)
  March
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
Results Lighting 1,023 2,098 7,610 2,867 567 3,831 1,457 722 2,150 22,325 198 22,523
Power 917 1,960 6,060 2,905 581 3,039 1,224 640 1,938 19,264 220 19,484
Commercial Power 473 892 3,377 1,094 224 1,478 573 280 939 9,330 132 9,462
Small industry 347 955 2,443 1,554 316 1,424 555 282 876 8,752 63 8,815
Lighting & Power Total 1,940 4,058 13,670 5,772 1,148 6,870 2,681 1,362 4,088 41,589 418 42,007
Extra High Voltage Demand 639 2,339 9,293 4,400 903 4,517 1,986 735 2,092 26,904 93 26,997
Total Electricity Sales 2,579 6,397 22,963 10,172 2,051 11,387 4,667 2,097 6,180 68,493 511 69,004
Large Industry 430 2,008 6,915 3,858 794 3,474 1,758 616 1,702 21,555 74 21,629
Year-on-
Year Change 		Lighting 101.0 105.5 103.9 108.3 97.6 107.4 107.7 104.3 105.7 105.3 103.8 105.3
Power (100.0) (102.1) (100.7) (100.4) (98.7) (100.9) (101.4) (101.4) (101.7) (100.9) (106.4) (100.9)
Commercial Power (101.7) (101.9) (100.5) (99.3) (100.0) (99.7) (100.4) (102.6) (101.2) (100.5) (105.9) (100.6)
Small industry (99.5) (102.6) (101.5) (101.4) (98.7) (102.1) (102.6) (100.8) (102.9) (101.7) (108.0) (101.7)
Lighting and Power Total (100.5) (103.8) (102.4) (104.2) (98.2) (104.4) (104.7) (102.9) (103.8) (103.2) (105.2) (103.2)
Extra High Voltage Demand (100.2) (103.9) (101.0) (104.3) (103.5) (100.3) (100.8) (103.4) (103.4) (101.9) (108.4) (102.0)
Total of Electricity Sales 100.4 103.9 101.9 104.2 100.4 102.7 103.0 103.0 103.6 102.7 105.7 102.7
Large industry 95.0 104.0 102.1 103.7 103.4 100.3 100.7 102.9 103.2 102.1 115.6 102.2
Prev. 3 Months (10-Co. Total)
Mar. Feb. Jan.
22,620 25,239 28,844
29,376 31,184 30,073
13,046 14,216 13,541
8,863 9,628 9,248
51,996 56,423 58,917
18,096 17,120 17,234
70,092 73,543 76,151
22,206 21,058 20,949
99.8 101.3 96.8
101.7 101.3 98.8
102.4 102.0 100.0
101.1 100.9 98.0
100.9 101.3 97.8
100.4 103.1 99.7
100.7 101.7 98.2
101.3 103.2 100.4
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).