Electricity Generated and Purchased in July 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/8/16
FEPC

1. Nationwide Summary

Total electricity generated and purchased in July 2004 was up 18.6% across the ten companies to 92.57 billion kWh. The rise was due to increased demand for cooling caused by record-high summer temperatures, and increased large industrial user demand.

(Breakdown)

Hydro Flow rates were below those of last year, leading to a decline in hydro power generation. 6.05 billion kWh were generated, down 22.7%.
Thermal Overall increase in generated and purchased led to a 17.3% increase in thermal generation. 45.72 billion kWh were generated.
Nuclear The capacity utilization rate at all companies was up compared to last year, resulting in a 50.0% rise in nuclear power generation. 25.54 billion kWh were generated.
Capacity utilization rates in 2004 and 2003 were 77.7% and 53.1% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies

With the exception of Okinawa, business results in all the companies rose due to increased demand for cooling caused by record-high summer temperatures, and bullish large industrial demand.

[Monthly Peak Load]

Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 174.000 million kWh (recorded at 15:00, 20 July), up 16.2% on last year.

[Flow Rates]

With the exception of Hokkaido and Tohoku, flow rates at all the companies were below average. As a result, the flow rate across the nine companies was 85.8%.

(Unit : %)
  Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 100.9 112.6 96.4 80.6 90.5 83.4 45.7 70.5 50.8 85.8
Note                    


1. July 2004 Power Generated & Purchased Overview

  This Month Year-on-Year Change (prev. 3 months; %)
Summary Year-on-Year Change
(this month; %)
June May April
9-Co. Total 10-Co. Total 9-Co. Total 10-Co. Total 9-Co. Total 10-Co. Total 9-Co. Total 10-Co. Total 9-Co. Total 10-Co. Total
Power Generated
& Purchased
(100 million kWh)
916.9 925.7 18.9 18.6 5.6 5.6 1.8 1.9 0.5 0.5
Source Hydro 60.5 60.5 -22.7 -22.7 6.9 6.9 10.2 10.2 -16.9 -16.9
Thermal 450.2 457.2 17.8 17.3 -15.6 -15.3 -24.8 -24.3 -13.7 -13.4
Nuclear 255.4 255.4 50.0 50.0 71.4 71.4 87.9 87.9 51.2 51.2
Purchased 163.7 165.5 8.0 7.8 0.7 0.7 -12.6 -12.4 -14.9 -14.9
Monthly Peak Load
(10,000 kW)
17252.2 17400 16.3 16.2 9.0 9.0 10.3 10.3 -1.1 -0.9
Flow Rate 85.8 (rate same month last year)
110.9
110.5 119.3 93.8
Nuclear Capacity
Utilization Rate
(incl. JAPC)
79.0 (rate same month last year)
55.0
75.7 76.8 72.9

2. Power Generated & Purchased Change by Co. & Month (%)

(Unit : %)
  By Month
FY2003 Jul. 2003 Aug. 2003 Sep. 2003 Oct. 2003 Nov. 2003 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Apr. 2004 May. 2004 Jun. 2004 Jul. 2004
By Company Hokkaido 0.5 -2.4 2.6 1.3 1.7 -2.9 -2.6 -1.0 2.7 0.0 1.2 -0.4 1.5 6.6
Tohoku 0.2 -7.5 -3.5 1.7 0.8 -3.3 -2.1 0.9 5.0 1.8 2.3 1.2 2.8 12.4
Tokyo -2.5 -16.8 -8.4 3.8 -2.0 -4.0 -3.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5 0.0 1.7 5.2 23.5
Chubu -0.9 -12.0 -4.4 5.4 -0.7 -4.7 -1.0 -0.2 3.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 7.0 18.4
Hokuriku 0.1 -10.9 -4.8 3.5 0.7 -4.6 -0.5 1.2 6.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 6.0 17.5
Kansai -1.2 -14.1 -2.2 5.7 -1.7 -4.8 -0.6 0.0 2.6 -1.0 -0.7 2.2 6.5 19.1
Chugoku -0.8 -10.4 -2.8 3.4 -0.8 -5.2 -0.5 -0.4 3.3 -1.2 -0.4 3.4 7.3 18.6
Shikoku -0.4 -9.5 -2.5 5.4 -0.4 -4.5 -0.8 0.9 5.0 -0.1 0.7 2.0 5.2 16.8
Kyushu 0.7 -5.9 0.3 7.6 0.4 -4.5 1.1 1.0 4.9 0.4 1.1 1.8 6.7 14.6
9-Co. Total -1.1 -12.6 -4.5 4.5 -0.9 -4.3 -1.6 -0.1 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 5.6 18.9
Okinawa 5.1 11.7 6.5 9.7 2.5 11.2 -0.7 3.7 10.2 5.7 0.4 6.6 3.2 -5.0
10-Co. Total -1.1 -12.3 -4.4 4.5 -0.9 -4.2 -1.6 -0.1 2.5 0.0 0.5 1.9 5.6 18.6


1. June 2004 Power Generated & Purchased Volume by Co. & Source

  By Company
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
By Source Vol. of
Power
Generated
&
Purchased
(1,000 kWh)
Hydro 303,919 822,108 1,304,864 836,382 568,174 1,466,461 245,776 197,738 308,468 6,053,890   6,053,890
Thermal 1,299,153 4,628,320 15,885,207 8,925,015 1,863,449 4,580,515 3,270,071 1,564,991 3,006,594 45,023,315 694,566 45,717,881
Nuclear 879,123 1,013,778 9,095,470 2,283,659 405,475 5,590,024 952,734 1,356,685 3,963,532 25,540,480   25,540,480
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Purchased 304,839 1,031,009 5,190,301 1,620,152 -99,045 4,829,296 1,901,414 -8,083 1,597,222 16,367,105 182,995 16,550,100
(From EPDC) 79,411 193,187 727,346 344,277 96,819 1,319,797 1,920,270 576,759 851,292 6,109,158 179,830 6,288,988
(Interchanged) 863 -1,059,767 1,095,339 269,770 -627,068 1,484,780 -401,684 -765,083 -11,293 -14,143   -14,143
Pumped Storage -3,252 -27,536 -458,186 -153,928 -7,594 -353,739 -147,856 -57,158 -82,081 -1,291,330 -4,828 -1,296,158
Total 2,783,782 7,467,679 31,017,656 13,511,280 2,730,459 16,112,557 6,222,139 3,054,173 8,793,735 91,693,460 872,733 92,566,193
Year-on-Year
Change (%)
106.6 112.4 123.5 118.4 117.5 119.1 118.6 116.8 114.6 118.9 95.0 118.6
Flow Rate (%) 100.9 112.6 96.4 80.6 90.5 83.4 45.7 70.5 50.8 85.8   85.8
Peak Load
(1,000 kW)
Monthly
Peak Load
30/15h 30/15h 20/15h 28/15h 08/15h 28/15h 30/14h 29/15h 23/15h 20/15h 20/15h 20/15h
4,970 14,552 61,499 26,426 5,349 30,470 11,576 5,686 16,416 172,522 1,478 174,000
Average for
3 Peak Load Days
4,929 14,248 60,816 26,243 5,292 30,349 11,554 5,668 16,352 175,451 1,463 176,914

2. Fuel Use by Co. & Type

  By Company
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9-Co. Total Okinawa 10-Co. Total
By Fuel Coal (t) Purchased 363,554 734,552 212,287 969,981 560,750 152,520 722,686 109,620 279,337 4,105,287 156,627 4,261,914
Consumed 387,198 690,553 319,519 907,504 527,325 124,214 562,148 250,774 446,361 4,215,596 162,020 4,377,616
Heavy oil (kl) Purchased 31,658 81,555 454,351 12,936 30,642 35,111 96,085 90,093 4,001 836,432 46,990 883,422
Consumed 43,058 81,979 495,155 47,954 35,303 49,475 117,984 97,424 21,392 989,724 45,467 1,035,191
Crude oil (kl) Purchased 12,950 31,738 185,787 83,195 57,387 186,069 67,120 63,127 10,062 697,435   697,435
Consumed   38,136 367,510 160,213 41,861 170,969 109,705 60,438 57,450 1,006,282   1,006,282
LNG (t) Purchased   282,940 1,692,357 740,383   597,551 114,579   198,996 3,626,806   3,626,806
Consumed   308,051 1,592,369 811,560   543,967 113,484   210,917 3,580,348   3,580,348
Naphtha (kl) Purchased     150             150   150
Consumed     399 257   1,431       2,087   2,087


Power Generated & Purchased Change by Co. & Term

  FY1999 FY2000 FY2001 FY2002 FY2003
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-Co. Total 101.0 103.1 102.0 102.9 101.6 102.3 98.9 97.5 98.2 100.3 104.6 102.4 103.7 101.6 101.7 87.4 95.5 104.5 98.5 99.1 95.7
Flow Rate 99.5 94.5 97.5 93.8 102.7 97.4 89.2 101.7 94.3 89.9 96.6 92.6 108.9 108.4 99.6 110.9 136.0 106.8 111.2 87.6 110.3
Hokkaido 103.4 103.0 103.2 102.7 104.2 103.5 99.0 98.3 98.6 100.2 103.8 102.1 104.3 102.1 102.2 97.6 102.6 101.3 101.6 101.7 97.1
Tohoku 104.4 103.5 104.0 103.1 103.4 103.2 98.4 97.0 97.7 100.5 104.8 102.7 104.4 102.2 103.1 92.5 96.5 101.7 99.8 100.8 96.7
Tokyo 102.9 102.0 102.4 101.8 102.4 102.1 98.7 97.2 98.0 100.5 104.8 102.6 103.0 101.0 103.5 83.2 91.6 103.8 96.8 98.0 96.0
Chubu 99.6 103.3 101.4 103.3 100.9 102.0 99.2 97.3 98.3 100.4 104.2 102.3 103.3 100.9 100.9 88.0 95.6 105.4 98.5 99.3 95.3
Hokuriku 102.1 105.3 103.7 105.3 101.8 103.5 97.9 96.9 97.4 100.3 104.3 102.3 105.9 103.1 102.1 89.1 95.2 103.5 99.3 100.7 95.4
Kansai 99.1 102.5 100.7 102.6 100.1 101.4 98.5 97.2 97.8 99.5 103.9 101.6 103.6 101.8 100.7 85.9 97.8 105.7 98.6 98.3 95.2
Chugoku 100.0 104.7 102.3 104.8 100.1 102.4 98.4 98.0 98.2 102.1 106.4 104.2 106.4 102.1 99.7 89.6 97.2 103.4 99.2 99.2 94.8
Shikoku 97.7 104.6 101.1 104.9 101.0 103.0 100.8 98.1 99.5 100.2 104.7 102.4 103.8 100.9 98.9 90.5 97.5 105.4 99.1 99.6 95.5
Kyushu 98.1 104.8 101.3 104.6 100.9 102.8 100.5 99.0 99.8 99.8 104.1 101.9 103.0 103.0 99.5 94.1 100.3 107.6 100.9 100.4 95.5
Okinawa 96.0 102.4 98.8 99.7 102.9 101.1 108.1 100.2 104.6 99.3 100.6 99.8 103.3 97.7 98.5 111.7 106.5 109.7 104.9 102.5 111.2
10-Co. Total 101.0 103.1 102.0 102.9 101.6 102.3 99.0 97.5 98.3 100.3 104.5 102.4 103.7 101.5 101.7 87.7 95.6 104.5 98.5 99.1 95.8

  FY2003 FY2004
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-Co. Total 98.4 99.9 102.4 100.0 99.2 98.9 100.5 101.8 105.6 118.9                      
Flow Rate 130.7 100.7 107.2 98.8 105.2 108.8 93.8 119.3 110.6 85.5                      
Hokkaido 97.4 99.0 102.7 100.0 99.6 100.5 101.2 99.6 101.5 106.6                      
Tohoku 97.9 100.9 105.0 101.8 100.5 100.2 102.3 101.2 102.8 112.4                      
Tokyo 96.7 99.2 99.7 99.5 98.2 97.5 100.0 101.7 105.3 123.5                      
Chubu 99.0 99.8 103.4 101.1 99.7 99.1 101.4 101.9 107.1 118.4                      
Hokuriku 99.5 101.2 106.2 101.7 100.8 100.0 101.4 101.4 106.0 117.5                      
Kansai 99.4 100.0 102.6 99.0 99.1 98.8 99.3 102.2 106.5 119.1                      
Chugoku 99.5 99.6 103.3 98.8 99.1 99.2 99.6 103.4 107.3 118.6                      
Shikoku 99.2 100.9 105.0 99.9 100.0 99.6 100.7 102.0 105.2 116.8                      
Kyushu 101.1 101.0 104.9 100.4 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.8 106.7 114.6                      
Okinawa 99.3 103.7 110.2 105.7 105.2 105.0 100.4 106.6 103.0 95.0                      
10-Co. Total 98.4 99.9 102.5 100.0 99.3 98.9 100.5 101.9 105.6 118.6