Electricity Generated and Purchased in July 2002 (Bulletin)


1. Nationwide Summary
Total electricity generated and purchased in July was down for the twelfth consecutive month, falling by 1.3%. The decline was due to decreased demand for cooling caused by lower temperatures. 89.15 billion kWh were generated.

Breakdown

Hydro
Flow fates were above those of last year, leading to an increase in hydro power generation. 7.68 billion kWh were generated, up 10.1%.

Thermal
Overall decline in generated and purchased, coupled with increased use of hydro and nuclear power led to an 11.3% decline in thermal generation. 40.69 billion kWh were generated.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was up compared to last year, resulting in a 9.1% rise in nuclear power generation. 27.96 billion kWh were generated.

Capacity utilization rates in 2002 and 2001 were 87.1% and 80.8% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).


2. State of the Companies
With the exception of Hokkaido and Chugoku, business results at the rest of the companies declined due to decreased demand for cooling caused by lower temperatures.

Monthly Peak Load
Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 176.378 million kWh (recorded at 15:00, 31 July), down 3.3% on last year.

Flow Rates Although Hokkaido and Chugoku recorded below-average flow rate, rates at the rest of the companies were above average. As a result, the flow rate across the 9 companies was 102.2%.


Flow rates across the country (Unit : %)
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 91.5 107.8 102.3 102.5 103.8 105.0 60.6 121.6 108.8 102.2
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1.Power generated and purchased in July 2002 bulletin(Unit：100 million kWh, 10,000kW, %）
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		 883.3 891.5 -1.2 -1.3 -2.6 -2.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.9 -0.8
Source
breakdown		 Hydro 76.8 76.8 10.1 10.1 -25.5 -25.5 19.8 19.8 19.7 19.7
Thermal 400.6 406.9 -11.3 -11.3 -3.8 -3.8 -15.6 -15.1 -7.4 -7.2
Nuclear 279.6 279.6 9.1 9.1 8.2 8.2 11.2 11.2 -2.8 -2.8
Purchased 143.9 145.8 6.2 6 -6.5 -6.6 5.3 5.1 11.5 11.2
Overall monthly peak load 17,511.9 17,637.8 -3.2 -3.3 -11.3 -11.3 -2.1 -2.1 -4 -3.8
Flow rates 102.2 rate same month last year
89.0		 72.9 100.5 102.9
Performance of nuclear
facilities including Japan
Atomic Power Co.		 87.1 rate same month last year
80.2		 81.2 85.0 82.9



2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies, same month previous year (%)
By Month
By Company		 2001 Av. 01/7 8 9 10 11 12 02/1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hokkaido -1.4 -0.9 -3.3 -3.0 0.4 -1.7 2.1 -2.2 -5.4 -3.2 -0.4 0.3 -0.6 1.3
Tohoku -2.3 1.0 -7.7 -3.6 -0.5 -2.8 -0.5 -4.8 -4.4 -4.5 -1.2 -0.6 -0.8 -1.1
Tokyo -2.0 5.3 -8.1 -7.1 -0.7 -0.7 -0.6 -5.2 -3.8 -5.4 -0.7 -1.0 -4.3 -2.2
Chubu -1.7 3.2 -4.5 -4.8 -1.5 -0.9 -1.9 -3.6 -2.7 -5.0 -1.2 -0.2 -2.5 -0.8
Hokuriku -2.6 0.6 -6.1 -6.9 -2.4 -1.4 -0.8 -4.0 -3.5 -6.2 -3.0 -0.9 -0.3 -0.4
Kansai -2.2 2.5 -4.2 -7.4 -2.4 -1.0 -1.4 -5.0 -2.1 -4.9 -1.7 -1.4 -3.1 -0.8
Chugoku -1.8 -0.2 -2.4 -6.6 -3.2 0.8 1.0 -4.0 -1.8 -4.6 -0.6 1.5 0.1 1.3
Shikoku -0.5 2.7 -0.2 -3.8 -0.1 1.0 1.2 -4.6 -3.1 -5.2 -0.8 -0.3 -1.2 -0.9
Kyushu -0.2 2.1 0.7 -2.8 -0.7 0.5 1.8 -2.8 -1.2 -3.2 1.3 1.0 -0.7 -2.2
9 companies -1.8 3.1 -5.2 -5.8 -1.3 -0.8 -0.4 -4.4 -3.1 -4.9 -0.9 -0.5 -2.6 -1.2
Okinawa 4.6 12.0 13.3 8.6 -3.7 -6.2 3.2 3.9 2.3 4.2 7.7 11.0 -2.6 -7.4
10 companies -1.7 3.1 -5.0 -5.7 -1.3 -0.8 -0.4 -4.4 -3.0 -4.8 -0.8 -0.4 -2.6 -1.3



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 302,568 846,408 1,454,955 1,032,876 677,914 2,041,164 280,989 345,280 693,524 7,675,678 7,675,678
Thermal 1,322,728 4,573,678 13,192,666 8,914,004 1,412,413 3,137,621 3,242,077 1,363,944 2,897,324 40,056,455 638,345 40,694,800
Nuclear 861,488 1,617,079 10,710,087 1,663,305 401,760 7,071,953 887,508 1,230,997 3,516,221 27,960,398 27,960,398
Others
Purchased 197,076 176,643 5,485,607 1,566,500 114,321 4,107,051 1,577,847 9,544 1,157,396 14,391,985 187,874 14,579,859
(From EPDC Ltd)* 46,743 156,229 743,987 409,888 103,543 1,214,017 1,848,688 570,360 459,902 5,553,357 184,264 5,737,621
(Interchange) 342 -1,591,028 1,640,620 426,342 -628,635 1,564,804 -580,369 -669,435 -166,111 -3,470 -3,470
Pump storage -4,760 -28,243 -641,060 -193,011 -5,935 -593,682 -136,842 -59,909 -93,676 -1,757,118 -5,629 -1,762,747
Total 2,679,100 7,185,565 30,202,255 12,983,674 2,600,473 15,764,107 5,851,579 2,889,856 8,170,789 88,327,398 820,590 89,147,988
Change on year 101.3 98.9 97.8 99.2 99.6 99.2 101.3 99.1 97.8 98.8 92.6 98.7
Flow rates 91.5 107.8 102.3 102.5 103.8 105.0 60.6 121.6 108.8 102.2 102.2
Peak
load
1,000kW		 Monthly
peak load		 30/14h 26/15h 31/15h 31/15h 26/15h 30/15h 30/15h 30/15h 30/15h 31/15h 01/16h 31/15h
4,555 14,235 61,300 26,925 5,207 31,390 11,299 5,564 15,531 175,119 1,425 176,378
Average for 3
peak load days		 4,485 13,920 59,685 26,412 5,185 31,281 11,231 5,518 15,423 173,140 1,411 174,551



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 276,976 475,353 0 936,851 432,509 380,461 213,493 377,453 3,093,096 134,478 3,227,574
Consumed 421,474 705,272 0 924,713 437,127 599,102 258,362 400,507 3,746,557 124,565 3,871,122
Heavy oil(kl) Purchased 20,388 15,682 129,626 35,595 12,008 8,217 112,220 66,137 9,011 408,884 61,057 469,941
Consumed 19,568 29,427 220,203 49,391 25,353 19,413 106,948 60,919 7,550 538,772 48,102 586,874
Crude (kl) Purchased 0 5,021 94,634 0 9,108 31,047 30,047 51,004 12,988 233,849 233,849
Consumed 0 22,972 226,249 34,718 9,571 78,694 42,111 50,425 23,711 488,451 488,451
LNG(t) Purchased 335,307 1,509,352 828,219 433,009 57,018 267,742 3,430,647 3,430,647
Consumed 317,017 1,687,944 898,583 452,980 113,455 249,907 3,719,886 3,719,886
Naptha (kl) Purchased 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 0 300
Consumed 0 0 1,095 1,341 0 1,011 0 0 0 3,447 0 3,447



5. Results of electricity generated and purchased compared to previous year (%)　　
1997 1998 1999 2000 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 103.5 101.2 102.3 101.2 100.6 100.9 101.0 103.1 102.0 102.9 101.6 102.3 100.0 101.1 100.9 103.1 94.8 94.2 98.9 98.7 99.2
Flow rates 99.0 105.9 101.8 104.8 102.5 103.9 99.5 94.5 97.5 93.8 102.7 97.4 85.7 87.0 102.0 88.8 79.8 91.3 89.2 100.8 93.3
Hokkaido 104.3 102.7 103.5 100.6 102.6 101.7 103.4 103.0 103.2 102.7 104.2 103.5 99.0 101.2 101.2 99.1 96.7 97.0 99.0 100.4 98.3
Tohoku 105.3 103.4 104.3 100.3 101.1 100.7 104.4 103.5 104.0 103.1 103.4 103.2 99.8 102.6 99.2 101.0 92.3 96.4 98.4 99.5 97.2
Tokyo 104.4 102.1 103.3 100.5 100.3 100.4 102.9 102.0 102.4 101.8 102.4 102.1 100.2 101.4 101.3 105.3 91.9 92.9 98.7 99.3 99.3
Chubu 103.7 100.1 101.9 100.8 100.0 100.4 99.6 103.3 101.4 103.3 100.9 102.0 99.7 101.0 100.7 103.2 95.5 95.2 99.2 98.5 99.1
Hokuriku 102.9 100.0 101.4 97.6 99.5 98.6 102.1 105.3 103.7 105.3 101.8 103.5 100.8 101.1 98.8 100.6 93.9 93.1 97.9 97.6 98.6
Kansai 102.3 99.3 100.8 101.5 100.6 101.1 99.1 102.5 100.7 102.6 100.1 101.4 99.9 100.1 100.4 102.5 95.8 92.6 98.5 97.6 99.0
Chugoku 102.6 100.2 101.4 101.0 100.4 100.7 100.0 104.7 102.3 104.8 100.1 102.4 99.5 100.0 100.5 99.8 97.6 93.4 98.4 96.8 100.8
Shikoku 102.3 101.9 102.1 105.3 101.7 103.6 97.7 104.6 101.1 104.9 101.0 103.0 100.5 102.7 103.2 102.7 99.8 96.2 100.8 99.9 101.0
Kyushu 101.9 101.0 101.4 104.3 101.4 102.9 98.1 104.8 101.3 104.6 100.9 102.8 100.4 100.8 101.9 102.1 100.7 97.2 100.5 99.3 100.5
Okinawa 101.2 101.6 101.4 110.5 105.8 108.4 96.0 102.4 98.8 99.7 102.9 101.1 103.5 105.3 103.4 112.0 113.3 108.6 108.1 96.3 93.8
10 Cos. total 103.5 101.2 102.3 101.2 100.6 100.9 101.0 103.1 102.0 102.9 101.6 102.3 100.0 101.2 100.9 103.1 95.0 94.3 99.0 98.7 99.2
2001 2002
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 99.6 95.6 96.9 95.1 97.5 98.2 99.1 99.5 97.4 98.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Flow rates 85.9 110.9 104.7 114.4 101.7 94.3 102.9 100.5 72.9 102.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hokkaido 102.1 97.8 94.6 96.8 98.3 98.6 99.6 100.3 99.4 101.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tohoku 99.5 95.2 95.6 95.5 97.0 97.7 98.8 99.4 99.2 98.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tokyo 99.4 94.8 96.2 94.6 97.2 98.0 99.3 99.0 95.7 97.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chubu 98.1 96.4 97.3 95.0 97.3 98.3 98.8 99.8 97.5 99.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hokuriku 99.2 96.0 96.5 93.8 96.9 97.4 97.0 99.1 99.7 99.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kansai 98.6 95.0 97.9 95.1 97.1 97.8 98.3 98.6 96.9 99.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chugoku 101.0 96.0 98.2 95.4 98.0 98.2 99.4 101.5 100.1 101.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Shikoku 101.2 95.4 96.9 94.8 98.1 99.5 99.2 99.7 98.8 99.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kyushu 101.8 97.2 98.8 96.8 99.1 99.8 101.3 101.0 99.3 97.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Okinawa 103.2 103.9 102.3 104.2 100.2 104.6 107.7 111.0 97.4 92.6 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 99.6 95.6 97.0 95.2 97.5 98.3 99.2 99.6 97.4 98.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0