Electricity Generated and Purchased in March 2003 (Bulletin)
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1. Nationwide Summary
Total electricity generated and purchased in March was up 7.6%, due to
increased demand for heating caused by lower temperatures. 78.65 billion
kWh were generated.
Breakdown
Hydro
Flow rates were below those of last year, leading to a decline in hydro
power generation. 4.95 billion kWh were generated, down 13.7%.
Thermal
Decreased use of nuclear power led to a 44.3% increase in thermal generation. 42.74 billion kWh were generated.
Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last year, resulting in a 34.2% decline in nuclear power generation. 18.31 billion kWh were generated.
Capacity utilization rates in 2002 and 2001 were 57.1% and 86.8% 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 138.426 million kWh (recorded
at 19:00, 4 March), up 5.8% on last year.
Flow Rates
Below-average rainfall in Hokkaido, Tohoku, Hokuriku and Kyushu resulted
in a flow rate of 95.6% across the 9 companies.
Flow rates across the country (Unit : %)
| Hokkaido | Tohoku | Tokyo | Chubu | Hokuriku | Kansai | Chugoku | Shikoku | Kyushu | 9 companies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow rates | 90.0 | 81.0 | 100.9 | 110.0 | 84.2 | 88.6 | 111.1 | 111.5 | 106.6 | 95.6 | |
| Note: |
1.Power generated and purchased in March 2003 bulletin(UnitF100 million
kWh, 10,000kW, %j
| 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 |
781.0 | 786.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
| Source breakdown |
Hydro | 49.5 | 49.5 | £ 13.7 | £ 13.7 | £ 7.3 | £ 7.3 | £ 12.6 | £ 12.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Thermal | 423.6 | 427.4 | 45.0 | 44.3 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 | |
| Nuclear | 183.1 | 183.1 | £ 34.2 | £ 34.2 | £ 25.1 | £ 25.1 | £ 22.2 | £ 22.2 | £ 23.5 | £ 23.5 | |
| Purchased | 133.9 | 135.6 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 11.6 | |
| Overall monthly peak load | 13,753.1 | 13,842.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Flow rates | 95.6 | rate same month last year 114.4 |
105.2 | 98.6 | 98.5 | ||||||
| Performance of nuclear facilities including Japan Atomic Power Co. |
59.0 | rate same month last year 86.7 |
58.9 | 61.0 | 65.0 | ||||||
2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies,
same month previous year (%)
| By Month By Company |
2001 Av. | 02/3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 03/1 | 2 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido | £ 1.4 | £ 3.2 | £ 0.4 | 0.3 | £ 0.6 | 1.2 | £ 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.9 | |
| Tohoku | £ 2.3 | £ 4.5 | £ 1.2 | £ 0.6 | £ 0.8 | £ 1.1 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | |
| Tokyo | £ 2.0 | £ 5.4 | £ 0.7 | £ 1.0 | £ 4.3 | £ 2.2 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 8.6 | |
| Chubu | £ 1.7 | £ 5.0 | £ 1.2 | £ 0.2 | £ 2.5 | £ 0.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 6.5 | |
| Hokuriku | £ 2.6 | £ 6.2 | £ 3.0 | £ 0.9 | £ 0.3 | £ 0.2 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 6.2 | |
| Kansai | £ 2.2 | £ 4.9 | £ 1.7 | £ 1.4 | £ 3.1 | £ 1.0 | £ 0.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 7.6 | |
| Chugoku | £ 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 | 9.8 | |
| Shikoku | £ 0.5 | £ 5.2 | £ 0.8 | £ 0.3 | £ 1.2 | £ 1.0 | £ 1.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 8.6 | |
| Kyushu | £ 0.2 | £ 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | £ 0.7 | £ 2.2 | £ 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 6.5 | |
| 9 companies | £ 1.8 | £ 4.9 | £ 0.9 | £ 0.5 | £ 2.6 | £ 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 7.7 | |
| Okinawa | 4.6 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 11.0 | £ 2.6 | £ 7.2 | £ 5.0 | £ 1.6 | £ 3.6 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | |
| 10 companies | £ 1.7 | £ 4.8 | £ 0.8 | £ 0.4 | £ 2.6 | £ 1.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 7.6 |
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 | 185,613 | 663,290 | 857,970 | 685,489 | 386,584 | 1,147,184 | 431,863 | 248,078 | 345,711 | 4,951,782 | 4,951,782 | |
| Thermal | 1,630,209 | 5,872,456 | 18,050,265 | 8,437,548 | 1,337,569 | 1,525,719 | 2,425,547 | 1,090,971 | 1,992,631 | 42,362,915 | 376,869 | 42,739,784 | |
| Nuclear | 872,272 | 613,693 | 2,312,046 | 624,349 | 401,672 | 7,430,888 | 952,216 | 1,127,570 | 3,979,028 | 18,313,734 | 18,313,734 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Purchased | 301,422 | 162,010 | 5,275,525 | 1,794,245 | 305,960 | 3,392,271 | 1,501,027 | 98,100 | 561,182 | 13,391,742 | 171,758 | 13,563,500 | |
| (From EPDC Ltd)* | 54,303 | 110,874 | 405,284 | 361,936 | 29,760 | 1,017,933 | 1,587,066 | 695,812 | 363,918 | 4,626,886 | 169,407 | 4,796,293 | |
| (Interchange) | 461 | -1,749,327 | 1,763,811 | 608,822 | -423,153 | 1,192,363 | -483,292 | -703,717 | -207,796 | -1,828 | -1,828 | ||
| Pump storage | -548 | -38,379 | -308,516 | -10,229 | -2,635 | -441,665 | -37,324 | -48,201 | -28,075 | -915,572 | -3,695 | -919,267 | |
| Total | 2,988,968 | 7,273,070 | 26,187,290 | 11,531,402 | 2,429,150 | 13,054,397 | 5,273,329 | 2,516,518 | 6,850,477 | 78,104,601 | 544,932 | 78,649,533 | |
| Change on year | 105.9 | 106.5 | 108.6 | 106.5 | 106.2 | 107.6 | 109.8 | 108.6 | 106.5 | 107.7 | 100.4 | 107.6 | |
| Flow rates | 90.0 | 81.0 | 100.9 | 110.0 | 84.2 | 88.6 | 111.1 | 111.5 | 106.6 | 95.6 | 95.6 | ||
| Peak load 1,000kW |
Monthly peak load |
04/19h | 04/19h | 07/11h | 05/10h | 04/11h | 05/11h | 06/12h | 06/17h | 06/11h | 04/19h | 17/20h | 04/19h |
| 5,060 | 12,507 | 49,187 | 21,553 | 4,403 | 23,843 | 9,106 | 4,333 | 11,748 | 137,531 | 958 | 138,426 | ||
| Average for 3 peak load days |
4,995 | 12,285 | 47,998 | 21,271 | 4,360 | 23,719 | 9,072 | 4,238 | 11,644 | 139,582 | 942 | 140,524 | |
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 | 533,435 | 781,170 | 227,835 | 763,976 | 228,247 | 597,637 | 297,358 | 482,725 | 3,912,383 | 67,723 | 3,980,106 | |
| Consumed | 489,384 | 787,221 | 167,068 | 676,468 | 420,372 | 551,799 | 265,239 | 358,243 | 3,715,794 | 85,321 | 3,801,115 | ||
| Heavy oil(kl) | Purchased | 43,287 | 102,074 | 634,562 | 61,102 | 11,007 | 3,002 | 51,055 | 48,959 | 14,029 | 969,077 | 25,054 | 994,131 |
| Consumed | 39,748 | 107,056 | 633,694 | 75,336 | 9,092 | 48 | 51,425 | 32,603 | 204 | 949,206 | 19,573 | 968,779 | |
| Crude (kl) | Purchased | 4,996 | 71,617 | 357,814 | 68,920 | 6,053 | 23,220 | 4,009 | 0 | 0 | 536,629 | 536,629 | |
| Consumed | 9,874 | 96,938 | 444,907 | 149,426 | 6,530 | 0 | 7,354 | 9,391 | 0 | 724,420 | 724,420 | ||
| LNG(t) | Purchased | 338,914 | 1,698,590 | 930,255 | 186,506 | 114,140 | 158,926 | 3,427,331 | 3,427,331 | ||||
| Consumed | 364,683 | 1,811,884 | 837,847 | 246,890 | 90,235 | 133,407 | 3,484,946 | 3,484,946 | |||||
| Naptha (kl) | Purchased | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 150 | |||||||
| Consumed | 12,157 | 0 | 0 | 12,157 | 12,157 | ||||||||
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 | 107.7 | 104.6 | 102.4 | ||
| 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 | 95.6 | 96.6 | 92.6 | ||
| 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 | 106.2 | 105.9 | 103.8 | 102.1 | ||
| 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 | 106.5 | 104.8 | 102.7 | ||
| 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 | 104.4 | 108.6 | 104.8 | 102.6 | ||
| 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 | 102.6 | 106.5 | 104.3 | 102.3 | ||
| 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 | 106.2 | 104.3 | 102.3 | ||
| 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 | 102.2 | 107.6 | 103.9 | 101.6 | ||
| 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 | 109.8 | 106.4 | 104.2 | ||
| 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 | 108.6 | 104.7 | 102.4 | ||
| 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 | 102.3 | 106.5 | 104.1 | 101.8 | ||
| 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 | 100.9 | 100.4 | 100.5 | 99.8 | ||
| 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 | 107.6 | 104.5 | 102.4 | ||