1. Nationwide Summary
Increased demand from large industrial users, coupled with increased demand
for cooling caused by high temperatures in western Japan, led to a rise
of 4.0% to 89.38 billion kWh across the ten companies.
Breakdown
Hydro
Flow rates were well below average, leading to a decline in hydro power
generation. 5.66 billion kWh were generated, down13.0%.
Thermal
Increased use of thermal power, coupled with decreased use of hydro and
nuclear power, resulted in a 10% rise in thermal generation. 46.03 billion
kWh were generated.
Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last
year, leading to a 10.3% decline to 25.90 billion kWh. Capacity utilization
rates in 2000 and 1999 were 82.3% and 91.8% respectively (Japan Atomic
Power Company figures excluded).
2. State of the Companies
Business results at companies in western Japan were bullish due to increased
demand for cooling caused by higher temperatures.
Monthly Peak Load
Combined peak load for the ten companies was 169.121 million kWh (recorded
at 15:00, 19 July), up 3.2% on last year. This was the highest figure recorded
in the last five years. The highest peak load on record was 171.133 million
kWh reached on 25 August 1995.
Flow Rates
Although Hokkaido recorded an above-average flow rate due to plentiful
rainfall, flow rates at the rest of the companies were below average. As
a result, the flow rate across the nine companies was 85.2%.
Flow rates across the country (Unit:%)
| Hokkaido | Tohoku | Tokyo | Chubu | Hokuriku | Kansai | Chugoku | Shikoku | Kyushu | 9 companies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow rates | 116.5 | 95.2 | 93.0 | 80.8 | 71.7 | 77.8 | 54.2 | 98.3 | 85.0 | 85.2 | |
| Note: |
1.Power generated and purchased in August 2000 bulletin
| Increase on same month previous year, past 3 months | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary of results | Compared to same month last year | 1 month ago | 2 months ago | 3 months ago | |||||||
| 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 |
886.0 | 893.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Source breakdown |
Hydro | 56.6 | 56.6 | -13.0 | -13.0 | -14.7 | -14.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
| Thermal | 454.5 | 460.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 18.3 | 18.0 | -6.6 | -6.5 | -3.5 | -3.4 | |
| Nuclear | 259.0 | 259.0 | -10.3 | -10.3 | -4.3 | -4.3 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.2 | |
| Purchased | 132.0 | 133.9 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 18.2 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | |
| Overall monthly peak load | 17,172.6 | 17,306.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | |
| Flow rates | 85.2 | rate same month last year 102.6 |
87.5 | 107.2 | 94.8 | ||||||
| Performance of nuclear facilities including Japan Atomic Power Co. |
82.3 | rate same month last year 86.9 |
84.1 | 79.7 | 80.5 | ||||||
2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies,same
month previous year (%)
| By Month By Company |
1999 Av. | 99/8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 00/1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 3.2 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | |
| Tohoku | 4.0 | 13.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | |
| Tokyo | 2.4 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | |
| Chubu | 1.4 | - 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 4.0 | - 0.0 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 6.3 | |
| Hokuriku | 3.7 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 6.8 | |
| Kansai | 0.7 | - 2.2 | 8.2 | - 0.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 5.1 | |
| Chugoku | 2.3 | - 2.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 11.9 | 7.3 | |
| Shikoku | 1.1 | - 6.0 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 8.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 13.2 | 8.4 | |
| Kyushu | 1.3 | - 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 13.3 | 7.7 | |
| 9 companies | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 4.0 | |
| Okinawa | - 1.2 | - 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.2 | - 0.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 9.4 | - 0.8 | - 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | - 0.8 | |
| 10 companies | 2.0 | 2.4 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 4.0 |
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 | 409,293 | 663,224 | 1,268,284 | 813,236 | 433,040 | 1,053,601 | 299,605 | 258,781 | 464,149 | 5,663,213 | 5,663,213 | |
| Thermal | 1,258,077 | 5,518,193 | 14,555,460 | 8,081,227 | 1,610,271 | 5,544,151 | 3,766,596 | 1,486,670 | 3,629,672 | 45,450,317 | 580,182 | 46,030,499 | |
| Nuclear | 861,431 | 1,001,100 | 9,738,710 | 2,684,322 | 401,316 | 5,739,729 | 606,829 | 1,503,285 | 3,363,523 | 25,900,245 | 25,900,245 | ||
| Others | |||||||||||||
| Purchased | 232,307 | 359,810 | 5,027,842 | 1,399,896 | 293,395 | 3,745,995 | 1,463,548 | -265,443 | 938,880 | 13,196,230 | 195,259 | 13,391,489 | |
| (From EPDC Ltd)* | 118,210 | 152,326 | 542,152 | 317,388 | 85,749 | 965,507 | 1,825,283 | 493,630 | 760,869 | 5,261,114 | 192,138 | 5,453,252 | |
| (Interchange) | 516 | -1,469,584 | 1,492,218 | 472,917 | -443,244 | 1,907,346 | -633,786 | -846,910 | -479,473 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pump storage | -14,108 | -30,888 | -780,407 | -237,321 | -16,779 | -168,171 | -220,338 | -60,172 | -77,113 | -1,605,297 | -4,687 | -1,609,984 | |
| Total | 2,747,000 | 7,511,439 | 29,809,889 | 12,741,360 | 2,721,243 | 15,915,305 | 5,916,240 | 2,923,121 | 8,319,111 | 88,604,708 | 770,754 | 89,375,462 | |
| Change on year | 101.6 | 102.2 | 101.0 | 106.3 | 106.8 | 105.1 | 107.3 | 108.4 | 107.7 | 104.0 | 99.2 | 104.0 | |
| Flow rates | 116.5 | 95.2 | 93.0 | 80.8 | 71.7 | 77.8 | 54.2 | 98.3 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.2 | ||
| Peak load 1,000kW |
Monthly peak load |
01/15h | 01/15h | 03/15h | 22/15h | 22/15h | 04/15h | 25/15h | 25/15h | 09/15h | 25/15h | 18/17h | 25/15h |
| 4,822 | 14,700 | 59,240 | 26,364 | 5,452 | 31,033 | 11,175 | 5,613 | 15,674 | 171,726 | 1,374 | 173,069 | ||
| Average for 3 peak load days |
4,761 | 14,416 | 59,007 | 26,187 | 5,411 | 30,951 | 11,156 | 5,592 | 15,620 | 173,101 | 1,361 | 174,462 | |
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 | 210,345 | 631,035 | 0 | 428,773 | 378,256 | 445,576 | 349,061 | 299,632 | 2,742,678 | 65,690 | 2,808,368 | |
| Consumed | 333,404 | 767,210 | 0 | 491,610 | 424,064 | 621,043 | 259,040 | 414,867 | 3,311,238 | 77,852 | 3,389,090 | ||
| Heavy oil(kl) | Purchased | 58,328 | 81,906 | 474,874 | 145,371 | 37,575 | 146,838 | 128,256 | 88,088 | 61,500 | 1,222,736 | 83,038 | 1,305,774 |
| Consumed | 79,014 | 98,249 | 504,048 | 142,710 | 21,750 | 150,739 | 136,350 | 101,239 | 65,648 | 1,299,747 | 69,500 | 1,369,247 | |
| Crude (kl) | Purchased | 0 | 72,356 | 326,612 | 123,271 | 47,564 | 323,007 | 119,293 | 30,147 | 86,101 | 1,128,351 | 1,128,351 | |
| Consumed | 5,726 | 86,063 | 490,970 | 169,913 | 60,001 | 342,604 | 132,559 | 35,226 | 84,844 | 1,407,906 | 1,407,906 | ||
| LNG(kl) | Purchased | 324,572 | 1,792,681 | 803,488 | 550,681 | 115,119 | 322,124 | 3,908,665 | 3,908,665 | ||||
| Consumed | 354,654 | 1,582,338 | 800,402 | 571,795 | 112,460 | 278,098 | 3,699,747 | 3,699,747 | |||||
| Naptha (kl) | Purchased | 0 | 0 | 300 | 14,990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15,290 | 0 | 15,290 |
| Consumed | 0 | 0 | 17,816 | 15,754 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33,587 | 0 | 33,587 | |
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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Flow rates | 92.9 | 104.5 | 84.3 | 79.7 | 94.5 | 97.5 | 90.0 | 94.8 | 107.2 | 87.5 | 85.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Hokkaido | 102.3 | 103.2 | 107.1 | 104.1 | 103.0 | 103.2 | 104.0 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 102.2 | 101.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Tohoku | 104.5 | 100.3 | 107.4 | 106.7 | 103.6 | 104.0 | 103.3 | 103.0 | 103.6 | 104.4 | 102.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Tokyo | 101.8 | 100.0 | 106.2 | 102.1 | 102.0 | 102.4 | 101.0 | 102.8 | 101.9 | 106.1 | 101.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chubu | 104.0 | 100.0 | 107.7 | 105.9 | 103.3 | 101.4 | 101.8 | 103.6 | 102.9 | 107.1 | 106.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Hokuriku | 107.4 | 101.8 | 108.7 | 107.6 | 105.3 | 103.7 | 103.1 | 105.9 | 105.3 | 109.4 | 106.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kansai | 104.0 | 100.0 | 106.6 | 104.3 | 102.5 | 100.7 | 101.0 | 103.9 | 102.0 | 108.5 | 105.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chugoku | 107.6 | 102.7 | 107.7 | 105.8 | 104.7 | 102.3 | 102.1 | 104.6 | 103.9 | 111.9 | 107.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shikoku | 106.0 | 103.2 | 108.4 | 104.8 | 104.5 | 101.1 | 102.5 | 103.3 | 104.1 | 113.2 | 108.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kyushu | 107.7 | 103.0 | 108.7 | 103.7 | 104.8 | 101.3 | 101.8 | 104.2 | 102.8 | 113.3 | 107.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Okinawa | 103.8 | 103.7 | 109.4 | 99.2 | 102.3 | 98.8 | 99.9 | 101.4 | 103.1 | 101.7 | 99.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||