1. Nationwide Summary
Depressed large industrial user demand led to a rise of only 1.2% to 69.01
billion kWh across the ten companies.
Breakdown
Hydro
Flow rates were below average, leading to a decline in hydro power generation.
6.56 billion kWh were generated, down 8.0%.
Thermal
Decreased use of hydro and nuclear power resulted in a 7.0% rise in thermal
generation. 29.92 billion kWh were generated.
Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last
year, leading to a 3.9% decline to 24.25 billion kWh. Capacity utilization
rates in 2001 and 2000 were 77.0% and 80.2% respectively (Japan Atomic
Power Company figures excluded).
2. State of the Companies
Business results at most of the companies declined or showed only modest
increases due to sluggish industrial demand. Monthly Peak Load Combined
peak load for the ten companies was 125.259 million kWh (recorded at 15:00,
21 May), down 3.7% on last year.
Flow Rates
Poor rainfall nationwide, especially in western Japan, resulted in a flow
rate of 87.1% across the nine companies, the third lowest figure ever recorded
for May.
Flow rates across the country (Unit:%)
| Hokkaido | Tohoku | Tokyo | Chubu | Hokuriku | Kansai | Chugoku | Shikoku | Kyushu | 9 companies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow rates | 99.9 | 99.2 | 97.0 | 78.3 | 95.5 | 80.3 | 67.8 | 80.5 | 58.3 | 87.1 | |
| Note: |
1.Power generated and purchased in May 2001 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 |
684.0 | 690.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -3.0 | -3.0 | |
| Source breakdown |
Hydro | 65.6 | 65.6 | -8.0 | -8.0 | -4.8 | -4.8 | 30.4 | 30.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
| Thermal | 294.9 | 299.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | -10.2 | -10.1 | -9.0 | -9.0 | |
| Nuclear | 242.5 | 242.5 | -3.9 | -3.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| Purchased | 93.2 | 95.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | -9.2 | -9.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 10.1 | 10.4 | |
| Overall monthly peak load | 12,415.4 | 12,525.9 | -3.7 | -3.7 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| Flow rates | 87.1 | rate same month last year 94.8 |
85.7 | 106.6 | 96.3 | ||||||
| Performance of nuclear facilities including Japan Atomic Power Co. |
75.1 | rate same month last year 80.5 |
84.4 | 90.8 | 82.3 | ||||||
2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies,same
month previous year (%)
| By Month By Company |
2000 Av. | 00/5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 01/1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Tohoku | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | |
| Tokyo | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | |
| Chubu | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
| Hokuriku | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
| Kansai | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Chugoku | 2.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | |
| Shikoku | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 13.2 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Kyushu | 2.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 13.3 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
| 9 companies | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | |
| Okinawa | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | |
| 10 companies | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
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 | 514,063 | 1,101,388 | 1,316,144 | 793,440 | 671,758 | 1,422,049 | 259,265 | 220,542 | 257,218 | 6,555,867 | 6,555,867 | |
| Thermal | 754,700 | 4,638,039 | 9,355,712 | 6,079,545 | 718,691 | 2,012,647 | 2,228,585 | 1,065,536 | 2,637,802 | 29,491,257 | 429,991 | 29,921,248 | |
| Nuclear | 861,502 | 618,347 | 9,187,926 | 2,170,727 | 401,614 | 7,012,730 | 952,319 | 842,045 | 2,201,940 | 24,249,150 | 24,249,150 | ||
| Others | |||||||||||||
| Purchased | 347,567 | -67,873 | 3,706,416 | 1,108,851 | 289,292 | 1,607,557 | 1,138,293 | 146,360 | 1,038,939 | 9,315,402 | 180,456 | 9,495,858 | |
| (From EPDC Ltd)* | 94,953 | 174,109 | 438,098 | 205,546 | 64,433 | 549,114 | 967,117 | 429,192 | 622,644 | 3,545,206 | 178,098 | 3,723,304 | |
| (Interchange) | 503 | -1,705,470 | 1,751,752 | 311,267 | -404,306 | 601,780 | -190,659 | -340,136 | -24,731 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pump storage | -3,637 | -10,763 | -483,015 | -139,912 | -4,865 | -397,567 | -89,434 | -52,810 | -28,467 | -1,210,470 | -3,647 | -1,214,117 | |
| Total | 2,474,195 | 6,279,138 | 23,083,183 | 10,012,651 | 2,076,490 | 11,657,416 | 4,489,028 | 2,221,673 | 6,107,432 | 68,401,206 | 606,800 | 69,008,006 | |
| Change on year | 101.0 | 102.6 | 101.4 | 101.1 | 101.0 | 100.2 | 99.9 | 102.5 | 100.7 | 101.1 | 105.0 | 101.2 | |
| Flow rates | 99.9 | 99.2 | 97.0 | 78.3 | 95.5 | 80.3 | 67.8 | 80.5 | 58.3 | 87.1 | 87.1 | ||
| Peak load 1,000kW |
Monthly peak load |
01/20h | 15/15h | 21/15h | 25/15h | 21/15h | 29/15h | 29/15h | 29/15h | 29/15h | 21/15h | 30/15h | 21/15h |
| 4,116 | 10,750 | 44,050 | 19,544 | 3,979 | 22,069 | 7,884 | 3,774 | 10,575 | 124,154 | 1,155 | 125,259 | ||
| Average for 3 peak load days |
4,060 | 10,736 | 43,111 | 19,424 | 3,879 | 21,678 | 7,747 | 3,736 | 10,533 | 124,904 | 1,136 | 126,040 | |
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 | 140,555 | 888,660 | 0 | 381,073 | 335,376 | 487,814 | 165,643 | 335,730 | 2,734,851 | 64,836 | 2,799,687 | |
| Consumed | 153,001 | 688,081 | 0 | 417,817 | 228,590 | 391,204 | 211,255 | 370,072 | 2,460,020 | 51,082 | 2,511,102 | ||
| Heavy oil(kl) | Purchased | 68,783 | 52,986 | 182,734 | 30,422 | 5,160 | 4,503 | 49,082 | 9,997 | 5,019 | 408,686 | 70,075 | 478,761 |
| Consumed | 66,852 | 48,925 | 196,185 | 35,206 | 3,824 | 12,756 | 75,665 | 17,255 | 7,047 | 463,715 | 54,034 | 517,749 | |
| Crude (kl) | Purchased | 10,007 | 46,827 | 309,485 | 0 | 692 | 31,975 | 14,019 | 64,091 | 19,959 | 497,055 | 497,055 | |
| Consumed | 12,273 | 32,068 | 161,182 | 25 | 0 | 26,234 | 21,627 | 47,120 | 7,993 | 308,522 | 308,522 | ||
| LNG (t) |
Purchased | 428,089 | 1,328,039 | 558,557 | 301,598 | 114,791 | 262,534 | 2,993,608 | 2,993,608 | ||||
| Consumed | 314,031 | 1,182,295 | 704,975 | 311,018 | 88,417 | 221,705 | 2,822,441 | 2,822,441 | |||||
| Naptha (kl) | Purchased | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | |||||||
| Consumed | 3,839 | 0 | 0 | 3,839 | 3,839 | ||||||||
5.Results of electricity generated and purchased compared to previous year
(%)
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 102.5 | 101.7 | 102.1 | 103.5 | 101.2 | 102.3 | 101.2 | 100.6 | 100.9 | 101.0 | 103.1 | 102.0 | 101.7 | 103.5 | 102.7 | 107.7 | 104.0 | 97.8 | 102.9 | 100.9 | 102.9 | ||
| Flow rates | 93.0 | 89.4 | 91.5 | 99.0 | 105.9 | 101.8 | 104.8 | 102.5 | 103.9 | 99.5 | 94.5 | 97.5 | 90.0 | 94.8 | 107.2 | 87.5 | 85.0 | 97.9 | 93.8 | 93.3 | 123.4 | ||
| Hokkaido | 104.9 | 105.1 | 105.0 | 104.3 | 102.7 | 103.5 | 100.6 | 102.6 | 101.7 | 103.4 | 103.0 | 103.2 | 104.0 | 103.5 | 103.9 | 102.2 | 101.5 | 101.6 | 102.7 | 102.7 | 105.6 | ||
| Tohoku | 103.9 | 103.1 | 103.5 | 105.3 | 103.4 | 104.3 | 100.3 | 101.1 | 100.7 | 104.4 | 103.5 | 104.0 | 103.3 | 103.0 | 103.6 | 104.4 | 102.2 | 102.3 | 103.1 | 102.4 | 105.2 | ||
| Tokyo | 101.1 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.4 | 102.1 | 103.3 | 100.5 | 100.3 | 100.4 | 102.9 | 102.0 | 102.4 | 101.0 | 102.8 | 101.9 | 106.1 | 101.0 | 97.9 | 101.8 | 100.7 | 103.9 | ||
| Chubu | 102.7 | 102.1 | 102.4 | 103.7 | 100.1 | 101.9 | 100.8 | 100.0 | 100.4 | 99.6 | 103.3 | 101.4 | 101.8 | 103.6 | 102.9 | 107.1 | 106.1 | 97.7 | 103.3 | 101.3 | 101.9 | ||
| Hokuriku | 103.9 | 101.6 | 102.7 | 102.9 | 100.0 | 101.4 | 97.6 | 99.5 | 98.6 | 102.1 | 105.3 | 103.7 | 103.1 | 105.9 | 105.3 | 109.4 | 106.8 | 100.8 | 105.3 | 102.2 | 102.6 | ||
| Kansai | 102.3 | 100.9 | 101.6 | 102.3 | 99.3 | 100.8 | 101.5 | 100.6 | 101.1 | 99.1 | 102.5 | 100.7 | 101.0 | 103.9 | 102.0 | 108.5 | 105.2 | 94.7 | 102.6 | 99.7 | 101.5 | ||
| Chugoku | 102.8 | 102.2 | 102.5 | 102.6 | 100.2 | 101.4 | 101.0 | 100.4 | 100.7 | 100.0 | 104.7 | 102.3 | 102.1 | 104.6 | 103.9 | 111.9 | 107.3 | 98.4 | 104.8 | 101.3 | 100.8 | ||
| Shikoku | 103.1 | 101.8 | 102.5 | 102.3 | 101.9 | 102.1 | 105.3 | 101.7 | 103.6 | 97.7 | 104.6 | 101.1 | 102.5 | 103.3 | 104.1 | 113.2 | 108.3 | 97.2 | 104.9 | 100.4 | 101.9 | ||
| Kyushu | 104.3 | 101.9 | 103.1 | 101.9 | 101.0 | 101.4 | 104.3 | 101.4 | 102.9 | 98.1 | 104.8 | 101.3 | 101.8 | 104.2 | 102.8 | 113.3 | 107.7 | 96.9 | 104.6 | 100.0 | 102.4 | ||
| Okinawa | 102.4 | 102.2 | 102.3 | 101.2 | 101.6 | 101.4 | 110.5 | 105.8 | 108.4 | 96.0 | 102.4 | 98.8 | 99.9 | 101.4 | 103.1 | 101.7 | 99.3 | 93.1 | 99.7 | 103.7 | 109.8 | ||
| 10 Cos. total | 102.4 | 101.7 | 102.1 | 103.5 | 101.2 | 102.3 | 101.2 | 100.6 | 100.9 | 101.0 | 103.1 | 102.0 | 101.7 | 103.5 | 102.7 | 107.7 | 104.0 | 97.7 | 102.9 | 100.9 | 103.0 | ||
| 2000 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 101.8 | 106.9 | 97.0 | 100.1 | 101.6 | 102.3 | 100.0 | 101.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Flow rates | 95.1 | 101.6 | 96.3 | 106.6 | 102.7 | 97.4 | 85.7 | 87.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Hokkaido | 105.4 | 106.4 | 102.9 | 102.2 | 104.2 | 103.5 | 99.0 | 101.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Tohoku | 103.7 | 109.1 | 99.5 | 100.3 | 103.4 | 103.2 | 99.8 | 102.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Tokyo | 102.5 | 107.7 | 98.6 | 101.0 | 102.4 | 102.1 | 100.2 | 101.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chubu | 101.9 | 106.6 | 95.5 | 98.4 | 100.9 | 102.0 | 99.7 | 101.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Hokuriku | 101.0 | 107.6 | 96.5 | 101.0 | 101.8 | 103.5 | 100.8 | 101.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kansai | 100.9 | 105.9 | 94.2 | 98.5 | 100.1 | 101.4 | 99.9 | 100.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chugoku | 99.4 | 105.2 | 95.0 | 99.0 | 100.1 | 102.4 | 99.5 | 99.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Shikoku | 100.5 | 105.9 | 96.5 | 100.7 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 100.5 | 102.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Kyushu | 100.1 | 105.6 | 95.8 | 101.6 | 100.9 | 102.8 | 100.4 | 100.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Okinawa | 101.8 | 102.0 | 97.6 | 102.0 | 102.9 | 101.1 | 103.5 | 105.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 Cos. total | 101.8 | 106.9 | 97.0 | 100.1 | 101.6 | 102.3 | 100.0 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||