Electricity Generated and Purchased in December 2001 (Bulletin)
(2002/1/16)

1. Nationwide Summary

Depressed large industrial user demand led to a decline of 0.4% to 78.16 billion kWh across the ten companies.

Breakdown

Hydro
Flow fates were well below those of last year, leading to a drop in hydro power generation. 3.89 billion kWh were generated, down 9.9%.

Thermal
Overall decline in generated and purchased results and increased use of nuclear power led to a 4.9% decline in thermal generation. 35.82 billion kWh were generated.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was up compared to last year, resulting in a 5.2% rise in nuclear power generation. 27.09 billion kWh were generated.

Capacity utilization rates in 2001 and 2000 were 85.4% and 81.8% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).


2. State of the Companies

Business results at most of the companies declined or showed only modest increase due to sluggish industrial demand. Monthly Peak Load Combined peak load for the ten companies was 141.975 million kWh (recorded at 17:00, 21 December), up 0.3% on last year.

Flow Rates
Poor rainfall nationwide resulted in a flow rate of 86.2% across the nine companies.


Flow rates across the country (Unit : %)

Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 84.7 89.7 92.6 82.5 82.3 77.8 92.5 82.9 95.7 86.2
Note:










1.Power generated and purchased in December 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
776.0 781.6 -0.4 -0.4 -0.8 -0.8 -1.3 -1.3 -5.8 -5.7
Source
breakdown
Hydro 38.9 38.9 -9.9 -9.9 -20 -20 8 8 -2.7 -2.7
Thermal 353.6 358.2 -5 -4.9 4.9 4.5 -3.3 -3.3 -13.5 -13.2
Nuclear 270.9 270.9 5.2 5.2 -3.6 -3.6 0.1 0.1 5.4 5.4
Purchased 121.0 122.1 3.3 3.2 -3.6 -3 -0.5 -0.6 - 0.0 -0.1
Overall monthly peak load 14,114.1 14,197.5 0.2 0.3 -0.7 -0.8 -4.8 -4.8 -11.7 -11.6
Flow rates 86.2 rate same month last year
95.1
93.3 100.8 91.3
Performance of nuclear
facilities including Japan
Atomic Power Co.
85.8 rate same month last year
81.6
83.2 75.9 79.7



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

By Month
By Company
2000 Av. 00/12 01/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Hokkaido 3.5 5.4 6.4 2.9 2.2 -1.0 1.2 1.2 -0.9 -3.3 -3.0 0.4 -1.7 2.2
Tohoku 3.2 3.7 9.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.2 2.6 -0.8 1.0 -7.7 -3.6 -0.5 -2.8 -0.5
Tokyo 2.1 2.5 7.7 -1.4 1.0 0.2 1.4 1.3 5.3 -8.1 -7.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.6
Chubu 2.0 1.9 6.6 -4.5 -1.6 -0.3 1.0 0.7 3.2 -4.5 -4.8 -1.5 -0.9 -1.8
Hokuriku 3.5 1.0 7.6 -3.5 1.0 0.8 1.1 -1.2 0.6 -6.1 -6.9 -2.4 -1.4 -0.8
Kansai 1.4 0.9 5.9 -5.8 -1.5 -0.1 0.1 0.4 2.5 -4.2 -7.4 -2.4 -1.0 -1.5
Chugoku 2.4 -0.6 5.2 -5.0 -1.0 -0.5 -0.0 0.5 -0.2 -2.4 -6.6 -3.2 0.8 1.0
Shikoku 3.0 0.5 5.9 -3.5 0.7 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.7 -0.2 -3.8 -0.1 1.0 1.1
Kyushu 2.8 0.1 5.6 -4.2 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.9 2.1 0.7 -2.8 -0.7 0.5 1.9
9 companies 2.3 1.8 6.9 -3.0 0.1 0.0 1.1 0.9 3.1 -5.2 -5.8 -1.3 -0.8 -0.4
Okinawa 1.1 1.8 2.0 -2.4 2.0 3.5 5.3 3.4 12.0 13.3 8.6 -3.7 -6.2 2.9
10 companies 2.3 1.8 6.9 -3.0 0.1 0.0 1.2 0.9 3.1 -5.0 -5.7 -1.3 -0.8 -0.4



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 206,969 679,548 814,025 500,373 345,136 825,503 231,862 82,331 205,773 3,891,520 3,891,520
Thermal 1,741,600 4,854,166 10,182,728 8,308,624 1,598,493 2,599,208 2,439,693 1,258,743 2,381,252 35,364,507 454,641 35,819,148
Nuclear 861,483 991,975 11,454,577 845,692 401,296 6,697,494 952,246 1,106,595 3,781,137 27,092,495 27,092,495
Others
Purchased 374,172 801,198 3,859,121 1,678,787 94,814 3,017,051 1,569,007 101,448 603,395 12,098,993 108,086 12,207,079
(From EPDC Ltd)* 74,107 116,754 403,092 198,042 57,200 793,897 1,736,782 668,632 393,363 4,441,869 106,160 4,548,029
(Interchange) 431 -1,059,961 1,056,366 760,436 -630,996 1,168,915 -427,513 -601,926 -267,972 -2,220 -2,220
Pump storage -188 0 -397,161 -123,774 -7,727 -271,749 -23,951 -19,476 -1,541 -845,567 -3,025 -848,592
Total 3,184,036 7,326,887 25,913,290 11,209,702 2,432,012 12,867,507 5,168,857 2,529,641 6,970,016 77,601,948 559,702 78,161,650
Change on year 102.2 99.5 99.4 98.2 99.2 98.5 101.0 101.1 101.9 99.6 102.9 99.6
Flow rates 84.7 89.7 92.6 82.5 82.3 77.8 92.5 82.9 95.7 86.2 86.2
Peak
load
1,000kW
Monthly
peak load
14/17h 14/17h 21/17h 21/12h 14/17h 21/12h 27/10h 25/14h 25/18h 21/17h 05/19h 21/17h
5,297 12,770 50,380 21,907 4,367 23,780 9,216 4,400 12,333 141,141 1,012 141,975
Average for 3
peak load days
5,259 12,758 48,520 21,255 4,347 23,540 9,014 4,316 12,193 141,202 1,005 142,207


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 401,000 796,146 0 690,221 497,629 516,124 60,645 414,290 3,376,055 0 3,376,055
Consumed 363,943 724,954 0 689,255 478,368 365,930 269,975 373,406 3,265,831 96,585 3,362,416
Heavy oil(kl) Purchased 128,746 42,310 141,709 27,454 14,972 5,216 74,211 11,065 526 446,209 13,222 459,431
Consumed 120,381 65,461 150,744 28,675 10,338 4,059 85,986 9,187 19 474,850 33,051 507,901
Crude (kl) Purchased 41,017 19,984 117,923 0 31,486 24,028 4,005 77,122 0 315,565 315,565
Consumed 43,851 34,998 125,939 26,780 30,304 25,056 24,921 76,803 0 388,652 388,652
LNG(t) Purchased 267,193 1,407,548 772,959 490,244 114,660 170,593 3,223,197 3,223,197
Consumed 326,545 1,349,093 920,401 404,069 108,965 183,085 3,292,158 3,292,158
Naptha (kl) Purchased 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150
Consumed 0 0 150 0 0 302 0 0 0 452 0 452



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 97.0 100.1 101.6 102.3 100.0 101.1 100.9 103.1 94.8 94.2 98.9 98.7 99.2 99.6 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 87.0 102.0 88.8 79.8 91.3 89.2 100.8 93.3 86.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hokkaido 105.4 106.4 102.9 102.2 104.2 103.5 99.0 101.2 101.2 99.1 96.7 97.0 99.0 100.4 98.3 102.2 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 99.2 101.0 92.3 96.4 98.4 99.5 97.2 99.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tokyo 102.5 107.7 98.6 101.0 102.4 102.1 100.2 101.4 101.3 105.3 91.9 92.9 98.7 99.3 99.3 99.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chubu 101.9 106.6 95.5 98.4 100.9 102.0 99.7 101.0 100.7 103.2 95.5 95.2 99.2 98.5 99.1 98.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hokuriku 101.0 107.6 96.5 101.0 101.8 103.5 100.8 101.1 98.8 100.6 93.9 93.1 97.9 97.6 98.6 99.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kansai 100.9 105.9 94.2 98.5 100.1 101.4 99.9 100.1 100.4 102.5 95.8 92.6 98.5 97.6 99.0 98.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chugoku 99.4 105.2 95.0 99.0 100.1 102.4 99.5 100.0 100.5 99.8 97.6 93.4 98.4 96.8 100.8 101.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shikoku 100.5 105.9 96.5 100.7 101.0 103.0 100.5 102.7 103.2 102.7 99.8 96.2 100.8 99.9 101.0 101.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kyushu 100.1 105.6 95.8 101.6 100.9 102.8 100.4 100.8 101.9 102.1 100.7 97.2 100.5 99.3 100.5 101.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Okinawa 101.8 102.0 97.6 102.0 102.9 101.1 103.5 105.3 103.4 112.0 113.3 108.6 108.1 96.3 93.8 102.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 Cos. total 101.8 106.9 97.0 100.1 101.6 102.3 100.0 101.2 100.9 103.1 95.0 94.3 99.0 98.7 99.2 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0