Electricity Generated and Purchased in February 2003 (Bulletin)
（2003／3／14）

1. Nationwide Summary

Total electricity generated and purchased in February was up 3.5%, due to increased demand for heating caused by lower temperatures. 74.48 billion kWh were generated.


Breakdown
Hydro
Although flow rates were above those of last year, power generation at pumped storage hydro power plants was down, leading to a decline in hydro power generation. 3.80 billion kWh were generated, down 7.1%.

Thermal
Decreased use of nuclear power led to a 19.7% increase in thermal generation. 40.84 billion kWh were generated.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last year, resulting in a 25.1% decline in nuclear power generation. 16.34 billion kWh were generated.
Capacity utilization rates in 2002 and 2001 were 56.4% and 75.2% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).


2. State of the Companies
Business results at all the companies rose due to increased demand for heating caused by lower temperatures.

Monthly Peak Load
Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 141.971 million kWh (recorded at 10:00, 4 February), up 2.7% on last year.

Flow Rates
With the exception of Hokkaido, Hokuriku and Kyushu, flow rates at the rest of the companies were above average. As a result, the flow rate across the 9 companies was 105.2%.

Flow rates across the country (Unit : %)

	Hokkaido	Tohoku	Tokyo	Chubu	Hokuriku	Kansai	Chugoku	Shikoku	Kyushu		9 companies
Flow rates	88.1	100.1	106.6	107.0	98.2	110.0	113.6	126.2	96.8		105.2
Note:

1.Power generated and purchased in February 2003 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		739.8	744.8	3.5	3.5	5.7	5.7	3.1	3.1	5.1	5.0
Source breakdown	Hydro	38.0	38.0	-7.1	-7.1	-12.6	-12.6	5.4	5.4	-0.9	-0.9
	Thermal	405.1	408.4	20.2	19.7	22.4	22.1	19.3	19.1	22.2	22.0
	Nuclear	163.4	163.4	-25.1	-25.1	-22.2	-22.2	-23.5	-23.5	-20.0	-20.0
Purchased		137.8	139.5	10.3	10.9	14.5	14.6	11.7	11.6	13.7	13.2
Overall monthly peak load		14,115.6	14,197.1	2.6	2.7	7.2	7.2	1.8	1.8	2.2	2.2
Flow rates		105.2		rate same month last year 104.7		98.6		98.5		99.0
Performance of nuclear facilities including Japan Atomic Power Co.		58.9		rate same month last year 76.5		61.0		65.0		64.5

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

By Month By Company	2001 Av.		02/2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	03/1	2
Hokkaido	-1.4		-5.4	-3.2	-0.4	0.3	-0.6	1.2	-0.4	1.3	1.3	4.7	0.1	5.1	6.5
Tohoku	-2.3		-4.4	-4.5	-1.2	-0.6	-0.8	-1.1	4.3	2.1	3.2	7.2	2.6	5.7	3.8
Tokyo	-2.0		-3.8	-5.4	-0.7	-1.0	-4.3	-2.2	8.4	2.4	2.2	3.7	4.2	5.9	4.3
Chubu	-1.7		-2.7	-5.0	-1.2	-0.2	-2.5	-0.9	3.2	3.5	2.1	5.5	3.6	5.2	2.7
Hokuriku	-2.6		-3.5	-6.2	-3.0	-0.9	-0.3	-0.2	1.3	4.6	3.1	5.8	3.1	4.4	3.1
Kansai	-2.2		-2.1	-4.9	-1.7	-1.4	-3.1	-1.0	-0.4	4.4	1.9	4.9	1.8	5.2	2.1
Chugoku	-1.8		-1.8	-4.6	-0.6	1.5	0.1	1.3	1.9	8.2	4.9	7.4	4.1	7.6	4.5
Shikoku	-0.5		-3.1	-5.2	-0.8	-0.3	-1.2	-1.0	-1.0	5.9	1.3	5.9	2.5	6.6	3.3
Kyushu	-0.2		-1.2	-3.2	1.3	0.9	-0.7	-2.2	-2.7	3.5	1.8	5.6	1.9	6.3	2.5
9 companies	-1.8		-3.1	-4.9	-0.9	-0.5	-2.6	-1.3	3.3	3.5	2.3	5.1	3.1	5.7	3.5
Okinawa	4.6		2.3	4.2	7.7	11.0	-2.6	-7.2	-5.0	-1.6	-3.6	0.8	2.6	2.8	0.6
10 companies	-1.7		-3.0	-4.8	-0.8	-0.4	-2.6	-1.3	3.2	3.4	2.3	5.0	3.1	5.7	3.5

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	159,632	558,085	624,176	426,938	363,771	980,990	335,595	156,160	197,417	3,802,764		3,802,764
	Thermal	1,644,096	5,253,296	15,654,362	8,378,204	1,465,650	2,036,943	2,363,863	1,269,692	2,446,151	40,512,257	326,098	40,838,355
	Nuclear	774,155	1,006,864	3,131,673	563,948	362,880	5,649,242	860,079	1,019,910	2,969,242	16,337,993		16,337,993
	Others	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
	Purchased	326,711	95,466	5,576,029	1,569,014	129,287	3,850,414	1,466,973	-57,235	819,565	13,776,224	173,134	13,949,358
	(From EPDC Ltd)*	70,767	138,847	476,250	336,761	76,774	1,091,487	1,623,666	591,243	532,590	4,938,385	171,032	5,109,417
	(Interchange)	423	-1,945,625	1,941,721	565,025	-596,132	1,417,551	-468,377	-698,741	-216,727	-882		-882
	Pump storage	0	-9,005	-99,241	-9,758	-3,165	-228,512	-69,904	-22,344	-3,111	-445,040	-3,299	-448,339
	Total	2,904,594	6,904,706	24,886,999	10,928,346	2,318,423	12,289,077	4,956,606	2,366,183	6,429,264	73,984,198	495,933	74,480,131
	Change on year	106.5	103.8	104.3	102.7	103.1	102.1	104.5	103.3	102.5	103.5	100.6	103.5
Flow rates		88.1	100.1	106.6	107.0	98.2	110.0	113.6	126.2	96.8	105.2		105.2
Peak load 1,000kW	Monthly peak load	20/19h	06/18h	24/18h	04/10h	06/10h	06/11h	05/10h	04/10h	05/19h	04/10h	05/20h	04/10h
		5,180	12,715	50,345	22,078	4,546	23,956	9,370	4,408	12,260	141,156	969	141,971
	Average for 3 peak load days	5,162	12,598	49,148	21,735	4,488	23,872	9,297	4,376	12,117	142,793	961	143,754

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	602,285	938,301	73,000	857,110	622,931		320,169	277,347	393,497	4,084,640	64,177	4,148,817
	Consumed	477,851	755,498	65,197	855,040	453,169		472,286	252,283	405,306	3,736,630	70,716	3,807,346
Heavy oil(kl)	Purchased	69,063	77,472	582,918	53,973	13,082	2,299	102,142	58,115	14,027	973,091	26,008	999,099
	Consumed	59,480	90,987	536,170	68,036	12,600	16,691	69,750	60,291	378	914,383	20,701	935,084
Crude (kl)	Purchased	7,998	60,084	406,928	189,172	4,007	12,013	25,020	25,929	8,080	739,231		739,231
	Consumed	578	59,909	361,458	114,522	7,714	18,511	6,977	37,224	2,146	609,039		609,039
LNG(t)	Purchased		385,347	1,541,945	838,193		290,953	114,619		174,638	3,345,695		3,345,695
	Consumed		318,847	1,598,756	780,059		310,875	100,399		181,387	3,290,323		3,290,323
Naptha (kl)	Purchased	0	0	451	0	0	0	0	0	0	451	0	451
	Consumed	0	0	30,534	0	0	521	0	0	0	31,055	0	31,055

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	98.7	103.3	103.5	100.3	102.3	105.1	103.1	105.7	103.5	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	102.0	88.4	67.1	89.9	86.3	99.0	98.5	98.6	105.2	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	101.2	99.6	101.3	100.2	101.3	104.7	100.1	105.1	106.5	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	104.3	102.1	100.5	103.2	107.2	102.6	105.7	103.8	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	108.4	102.4	100.5	102.2	103.7	104.2	105.9	104.3	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	99.1	103.2	103.5	100.4	102.1	105.5	103.6	105.2	102.7	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	99.8	101.3	104.6	100.3	103.1	105.8	103.1	104.4	103.1	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	99.0	99.6	104.4	99.5	101.9	104.9	101.8	105.2	102.1	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	101.9	108.2	102.1	104.9	107.4	104.1	107.6	104.5	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	99.0	99.0	105.9	100.2	101.3	105.9	102.5	106.6	103.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kyushu	101.8	97.2	98.8	96.8	99.1	99.8	101.3	100.9	99.3	97.8	97.3	103.5	99.8	101.8	105.6	101.9	106.3	102.5	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	92.8	95.0	98.4	99.3	96.4	100.8	102.6	102.8	100.6	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	103.2	103.4	100.3	102.3	105.0	103.1	105.7	103.5	0.0	0.0	0.0