Electricity Generated and Purchased in 2000 (Bulletin)
(2001/4/13)



1. Nationwide Summary
Total electricity generated and purchased in 2000 was up 2.2% across the ten companies to 453.82billion kWh (up 2.5% adjusted for leap year). The rise was due to relatively firm demand from large industrial users, and increased demand for heating and cooling caused by low winter temperatures in eastern Japan and high summer temperatures nationwide.

Breakdown

Hydro
Although the flow rate was unchanged from last year at 97.4%, increased use of pumped-storage hydro power resulted in a 2.0% rise in hydro power generation. 66.47 billion kWh were generated.

Thermal
Decreased use of nuclear power resulted in a 1.3% rise in thermal power generation. 429.34 billion kWh were generated.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate in 2000 was 81.6%, down 1.8 points on last year. 302.47 billion kWh were generated, down 2.4% on last year. Capacity utilization rates in 2000 and 1999 were 81.6% and 83.4% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies
Business results at most of the companies were bullish. Companies in eastern Japan posted particularly firm rises due to increased demand for heating caused by low winter temperatures.

Monthly Peak Load
Combined peak load for the ten companies was 173.069 million kWh (recorded at 15:00, 25 August), up 2.6% on last year.

Flow Rates
Although flow rates at companies in eastern Japan were above average, they were below average at companies in western Japan. The figure across the nine companies for 2000 was 97.4%.

Flow Rates across the country(Unit:%)

Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 105.1 103.2 101.5 97.0 95.1 95.1 82.5 95.6 91.9 97.4
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1. Power generated and purchased in 2000 bulletin

Increase on previous
year, past 3 years
Summary of results Compared to last year 98Fy 97Fy 96Fy
9 companies 10 companies Total for 9 Cos. Total for 10 Cos. 9 Cos. 10 Cos. 9 Cos. 10 Cos. 9 Cos. 10 Cos.
Volume of power
generated and purchased
9,106.4 9,180.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 0.9 0.9 2.3 2.3
Source
breakdown
Hydro 9,106.4 664.7 2.0 2.0 -6.2 -6.2 0.4 0.4 12.2 12.2
Thermal 4,238.7 4,293.4 1.3 1.3 5.9 5.8 0.3 0.4 -2.9 -2.9
Nuclear 3,024.7 3,024.7 -2.4 -2.4 -0.2 7.9 3.3 3.3 7.0 7.0
Purchased 1,325.4 1,345.5 19.6 19.2 -2.4 -2.3 -4.0 -3.9 5.8 5.8
Overall monthly peak load 17,172.6 17,306.9 2.6 2.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2
Flow rates 97.4

97.5 103.9 101.8
Performance of nuclear
facilities including Japan
Atomic Power Co.
81.7

80.1 84.2 81.3


2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies,same previous year (%)

By Year
By Company
99Fy 98Fy 97Fy 96Fy
Hokkaido 3.5 3.2 1.7 3.5
Tohoku 3.2 4.0 0.7 4.3
Tokyo 2.1 2.4 0.4 3.3
Chubu 2.0 1.4 0.4 1.9
Hokuriku 3.5 3.7 -1.4 1.4
Kansai 1.4 0.7 1.1 0.8
Chugoku 2.4 2.3 0.7 1.4
Shikoku 2.9 1.1 3.6 2.1
Kyushu 2.8 1.3 2.9 1.4
9 companies 2.3 2.0 0.9 2.3
Okinawa 1.1 -1.2 8.4 1.3
10 companies 2.2 2.0 0.9 2.3


3.Results for electricity generated and purchased (bulletin)

By company
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies Okinawa 10 companies
By source
1,000kWh
Hydro 4,025,946 9,302,051 13,683,991 9,186,503 6,011,954 14,425,759 3,488,730 2,229,478 4,115,292 66,469,704 66,469,704
Thermal 17,275,111 54,032,528 131,462,725 82,970,609 15,729,291 41,141,660 34,656,052 15,224,132 31,377,846 423,869,954 5,474,926 429,344,880
Nuclear 8,702,458 10,673,356 120,415,027 27,554,368 4,014,190 70,035,768 6,765,335 14,799,341 39,512,929 302,472,772 302,472,772
Others 745 745 745
Purchased 2,918,901 8,424,603 47,800,956 15,928,643 2,554,510 33,101,106 16,400,833 -2,678,399 8,090,410 132,541,563 2,006,367 134,547,930
(From EPDC Ltd)* 1,010,365 1,777,317 5,747,223 3,096,455 788,258 7,236,444 17,452,167 5,074,076 5,636,617 47,818,922 1,963,841 49,782,763
(Interchange) 4,874 -11,357,895 11,640,765 5,728,157 -5,267,017 15,866,687 -4,779,184 -8,486,360 -3,350,027 0 0
Pump storage -89,454 -266,533 -7,650,829 -1,940,987 -98,045 -2,877,156 -1,150,808 -327,591 -317,099 -14,718,502 -45,052 -14,763,554
Total 32,832,962 82,166,005 305,712,615 133,699,136 28,211,900 155,827,137 60,160,142 29,246,961 82,779,378 910,636,236 7,436,241 918,072,477
Change on year 103.5 103.2 102.1 102.0 103.5 101.4 102.4 102.9 102.8 102.3 101.1 102.2
Flow rates 105.1 103.2 101.5 97.0 95.1 95.1 82.5 95.6 91.9 97.4 97.4


4.Fuel results (bulletin)

By company
By fuel Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 comapnies Okinawa 10 companies
Coal (t) Purchased 3,663,357 7,571,649 0 4,952,828 4,408,847 0 5,857,067 2,880,719 3,958,786 33,293,253 743,609 34,036,862
Consumed 3,811,464 7,755,876 0 4,877,871 4,488,834 5,865,091 2,866,641 3,930,731 33,596,508 781,808 34,378,316
Heavy oil(kl) Purchased 1,278,469 883,408 2,594,085 1,041,819 289,251 546,494 1,095,594 928,309 182,364 8,839,793 519,192 9,358,985
Consumed 1,252,310 853,040 2,814,099 1,047,998 245,955 548,730 1,037,450 945,661 197,542 8,942,785 563,796 9,506,581
Crude (kl) Purchased 216,801 504,119 2,344,812 1,019,547 356,720 1,432,010 885,592 273,142 196,932 7,229,675 0 7,229,675
Consumed 216,399 547,995 2,714,292 970,009 309,631 1,375,951 883,514 257,187 201,932 7,476,910 7,476,910
LNG
(t)
Purchased 0 3,500,895 16,465,511 9,222,668 0 5,466,503 1,267,496 0 2,535,609 38,458,682 0 38,458,682
Consumed 3,507,914 16,601,298 9,048,831 5,464,883 1,257,903 2,480,237 38,361,066 38,361,066
Naptha (kl) Purchased 1,649 119,685 0 121,334 121,334
Consumed 35,176 113,018 10,028 158,222 158,222


5.Results of electricity generated and purchased compared to previous year (%) @ @

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
1st half 2nd half Annual 1st half 2nd half Annual 1st half 2nd half Annual 1st half 2nd half Annual Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1st half Oct Nov
9 companies total 100.3 104.2 102.2 102.5 101.7 102.1 103.5 101.2 102.3 101.2 100.6 100.9 99.8 97.6 101.0 98.4 102.5 106.5 101.0 100.4 101.9
Flow rates 101.2 79.7 92.4 92.9 89.4 91.5 99.0 105.9 101.8 104.7 102.5 103.9 88.7 89.2 98.9 106.1 102.6 115.0 99.5 101.1 105.4
Hokkaido 102.3 105.8 104.1 104.9 105.1 100.5 104.3 102.7 103.5 100.6 102.6 101.7 103.0 100.5 101.1 104.1 107.1 104.2 103.4 101.3 100.1
Tohoku 101.4 104.5 103.0 103.9 103.1 103.5 105.3 103.4 104.3 100.3 101.1 100.7 102.4 100.6 102.2 103.2 113.7 103.6 104.4 101.0 101.1
Tokyo 100.7 103.2 101.9 101.1 101.0 101.0 104.4 102.1 103.3 100.5 100.3 100.4 98.8 98.0 102.1 101.7 107.2 108.2 102.9 100.0 101.9
Chubu 100.4 103.9 102.1 102.7 102.1 102.4 103.7 100.1 101.9 100.8 100.0 100.4 98.7 97.2 100.0 97.2 99.1 105.1 99.6 100.1 102.1
Hokuriku 100.2 103.9 102.0 103.9 101.6 102.7 102.9 100.0 101.4 97.6 99.5 98.6 99.3 97.4 100.7 98.7 109.2 106.2 102.1 101.6 104.7
Kansai 98.7 104.7 101.6 102.3 100.9 101.6 102.3 99.3 100.8 101.5 100.6 101.1 99.1 94.9 99.7 95.2 97.8 108.2 99.1 99.2 101.0
Chugoku 99.4 103.2 101.3 102.8 102.2 102.5 192.6 100.2 101.4 101.0 100.4 100.7 102.5 98.9 100.7 95.8 97.8 105.3 100.0 101.2 103.4
Shikoku 100.6 105.7 103.1 103.1 101.8 102.5 102.3 101.9 102.1 105.4 101.7 103.6 101.1 97.4 98.4 92.0 94.0 105.6 97.8 102.2 102.5
Kyushu 101.2 106.7 103.8 104.3 101.9 103.1 101.9 101.0 101.4 104.3 101.4 102.9 100.9 97.2 101.1 92.5 94.5 104.7 98.1 102.2 103.3
Okinawa 104.3 106.3 105.2 102.4 102.2 102.3 101.2 101.6 101.4 110.5 105.8 108.4 93.7 87.6 102.0 95.7 93.2 103.3 96.0 100.2 99.7
10 Cos. total 100.4 104.2 102.2 102.4 101.7 102.1 103.5 101.2 102.3 101.2 100.6 100.9 99.8 97.5 101.0 98.3 102.4 106.5 101.0 100.4 101.9
1999 2000
Dec Jan Feb Mar 2nd half Annual Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep 1st half Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 2nd half Annual
9 companies total 103.9 100.8 107.1 104.2 103.1 102.0 101.7 103.5 102.7 107.7 104.0 97.8 102.9 100.9 102.9 101.8 106.9 97.0 100.0 101.6 102.3
Flow rates 92.9 104.5 84.3 79.7 94.5 97.5 90.0 94.8 107.2 87.5 85.0 97.9 93.8 93.3 123.4 95.1 101.6 96.3 106.6 102.7 97.4
Hokkaido 102.3 103.2 107.1 104.1 103.0 103.2 104.0 103.5 103.9 102.2 101.5 101.6 102.7 102.7 105.6 105.4 106.4 102.9 102.3 104.3 103.5
Tohoku 104.5 100.3 107.4 106.7 103.5 104.0 103.3 103.0 103.6 104.4 102.2 102.3 103.1 102.4 105.2 103.7 109.1 99.5 100.2 103.4 103.2
Tokyo 101.8 100.0 106.2 102.1 102.0 102.4 101.0 102.8 101.9 106.1 101.0 97.9 101.8 100.7 103.9 102.5 107.7 98.6 101.0 102.4 102.1
Chubu 104.0 100.0 107.7 105.9 103.3 101.4 101.8 103.6 102.9 107.1 106.1 97.7 103.3 101.3 101.9 101.9 106.7 95.5 98.3 100.8 102.0
Hokuriku 107.4 101.8 108.7 107.6 105.3 103.7 103.1 105.9 105.3 109.4 106.8 100.8 105.3 102.2 102.6 101.0 107.6 96.5 100.9 101.8 103.5
Kansai 104.0 100.0 106.6 104.3 102.5 100.7 101.0 103.9 102.0 108.5 105.2 94.7 102.6 99.7 101.5 100.9 105.9 94.2 98.5 100.1 101.4
Chugoku 107.6 102.7 107.7 105.8 104.7 102.3 102.1 104.6 103.9 111.9 107.3 98.4 104.8 101.3 100.8 99.4 105.2 95.0 98.9 100.1 102.4
Shikoku 106.0 103.2 108.4 104.8 104.6 101.1 102.5 103.3 104.1 113.2 108.3 97.2 104.9 100.4 101.9 100.5 105.9 96.5 100.6 101.0 102.9
Kyushu 107.7 103.0 108.7 103.7 104.8 101.3 101.8 104.2 102.8 113.3 107.7 96.9 104.6 100.0 102.4 100.1 105.6 95.8 101.7 100.9 102.8
Okinawa 103.8 103.7 109.4 99.2 102.4 98.8 99.9 101.4 103.1 101.7 99.3 93.1 99.7 103.7 109.8 101.8 102.0 97.6 101.8 102.9 101.1
10 Cos. total 103.9 100.8 107.1 104.1 103.1 102.0 101.7 103.5 102.7 107.7 104.0 97.7 102.9 100.9 103.0 101.8 106.9 97.0 100.0 101.6 102.2