Electricity Generated and Purchased in October 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/11/16
FEPC

1. Nationwide Summary

Total electricity generated and purchased in October 2004 was up 2.3% across the ten companies to 72.98 billion kWh. The rise was due to increased large industrial user demand.

(Breakdown)

Hydro Flow rates were above those of last year, leading to a rise in hydro power generation. 6.68 billion kWh were generated, up 58.5%.
Thermal Increased use of hydropower led to a 7.1% decline in thermal generation. 35 billion kWh were generated.
Nuclear The capacity utilization rate at all companies was up compared to last year, resulting in a 1.4% rise in nuclear power generation. 18.31 billion kWh were generated.
Capacity utilization rates in 2004 and 2003 were 56.7% and 56.3% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies

With the exception of Okinawa, business results in the rest of the companies rose due to bullish industrial user demand.

[Monthly Peak Load]

Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 130.677 million kWh (recorded at 15:00, 1 October), up 5.4% on last year.

[Flow Rates]

With the exception of Hokkaido, flow rates at all the companies were well above average. As a result, the flow rate across the nine companies was 157.5%.

(Unit : %)
  Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 65.7 142.8 138.3 172.6 155.1 178.4 225.7 156.1 175.9 157.5
Note                    


1. October 2004 Power Generated & Purchased Overview

  This Month (October) Year-on-Year Change (prev. 3 months; %)
Summary Year-on-Year Change
(this month; %)
September August July
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)
723.2 729.8 2.3 2.3 0.4 0.3 4.4 4.4 18.8 18.5
Source Hydro 66.8 66.8 58.5 58.5 4.7 4.7 - 28.2 - 28.2 - 22.7 - 22.7
Thermal 345.1 350.0 - 7.2 - 7.1 - 0.9 - 1.0 4.7 4.5 17.7 17.3
Nuclear 183.1 183.1 1.4 1.4 - 2.8 - 2.8 16.3 16.3 50.0 50.0
Purchased 134.9 136.7 12.3 12.2 5.6 5.6 4.8 5.0 7.7 7.6
Monthly Peak Load
(10,000 kW)
12,946.6 13,067.7 5.4 5.4 - 6.5 - 6.5 1.7 1.6 16.3 16.2
Flow Rate 157.5 (rate same month last year)
87.6
120.9 93.1 85.7
Nuclear Capacity
Utilization Rate
(incl. JAPC)
58.6 (rate same month last year)
56.4
61.6 70.2 79.0

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

  By Month
FY2003 Oct. 2003 Nov. 2003 Dec. 2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Apr. 2004 May. 2004 Jun. 2004 Jul. 2004 Aug. 2004 Sep. 2004 Oct. 2004
By Company Hokkaido 0.5 1.7 - 2.9 - 2.6 - 1.0 2.7 0.0 1.2 - 0.4 1.5 6.4 3.0 1.3 0.9
Tohoku 0.2 0.8 - 3.3 - 2.1 0.9 5.0 1.8 2.3 1.2 2.8 12.5 5.5 1.7 0.6
Tokyo - 2.5 - 2.0 - 4.0 - 3.3 - 0.8 - 0.3 - 0.5 0.0 1.7 5.2 23.4 5.5 1.9 2.5
Chubu - 0.9 - 0.7 - 4.7 - 1.0 - 0.2 3.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 7.0 18.4 3.7 0.6 2.3
Hokuriku 0.1 0.7 - 4.6 - 0.5 1.2 6.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 6.0 18.0 9.3 3.4 3.0
Kansai - 1.2 - 1.7 - 4.8 - 0.6 0.0 2.6 - 1.0 - 0.7 2.2 6.5 19.2 1.3 - 0.8 3.0
Chugoku - 0.8 - 0.8 - 5.2 - 0.5 - 0.4 3.3 - 1.2 - 0.4 3.4 7.3 18.7 4.8 - 0.9 3.1
Shikoku - 0.4 - 0.4 - 4.5 - 0.8 0.9 5.0 - 0.1 0.7 2.0 5.2 16.9 3.4 - 1.3 2.6
Kyushu 0.7 0.4 - 4.5 1.1 1.0 4.9 0.4 1.1 1.8 6.7 14.4 5.9 - 4.0 1.8
9-Co. Total - 1.1 - 0.9 - 4.3 - 1.6 - 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 5.6 18.8 4.4 0.4 2.3
Okinawa 5.1 2.5 11.2 - 0.7 3.7 10.2 5.7 0.4 6.6 3.2 - 4.8 - 1.3 - 3.4 - 1.0
10-Co. Total - 1.1 - 0.9 - 4.2 - 1.6 - 0.1 2.5 0.0 0.5 1.9 5.6 18.5 4.4 0.3 2.3


1. October 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 178,803 754,698 1,004,657 1,224,099 432,923 1,681,141 500,954 289,704 612,254 6,679,233   6,679,233
Thermal 1,714,726 3,434,776 11,886,571 7,267,344 1,661,055 3,394,417 2,581,041 963,507 1,609,799 34,513,236 486,938 35,000,174
Nuclear 441,450 1,254,242 7,486,502 942,503 0 3,255,144 348,763 1,105,038 3,473,868 18,307,510   18,307,510
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Purchased 397,745 1,224,761 3,734,492 1,418,623 191,966 3,959,450 1,541,820 24,489 996,876 13,490,222 175,285 13,665,507
(From EPDC) 47,448 134,511 650,997 529,985 84,753 1,388,954 1,445,386 550,800 372,339 5,205,173 174,759 5,379,932
(Interchanged) 421 -208,143 190,888 143,715 -319,029 1,264,142 -344,212 -742,587 -3,787 -18,592   -18,592
Pumped Storage 0 -13,852 -113,672 -136,004 -1,075 -219,783 -91,017 -50,210 -45,913 -671,526 -752 -672,278
Total 2,732,724 6,654,625 23,998,550 10,716,565 2,284,869 12,070,369 4,881,561 2,332,528 6,646,884 72,318,675 661,471 72,980,146
Year-on-Year
Change (%)
100.9 100.6 102.5 102.3 103.0 103.0 103.1 102.6 101.8 102.3 99.0 102.3
Flow Rate (%) 65.7 142.8 138.3 172.6 155.1 178.4 225.7 156.1 175.9 157.5   157.5
Peak Load
(1,000 kW)
Monthly
Peak Load
27/18h 20/18h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h 01/15h
4,808 11,279 43,126 20,543 4,036 22,835 8,201 4,006 11,876 129,466 1,211 130,677
Average for
3 Peak Load Days
4,771 11,262 42,225 19,739 3,944 21,815 7,994 3,929 11,396 127,075 1,196 128,271

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 471,054 540,230 174,027 826,194 472,898 313,497 477,763 367,789 251,342 3,894,794 90,401 3,985,195
Consumed 505,577 558,585 282,150 744,888 461,661 179,343 609,284 227,628 165,909 3,735,025 142,179 3,877,204
Heavy oil (kl) Purchased 43,594 68,134 320,802   15,010 10,974 58,058 26,960   543,532 18,382 561,914
Consumed 45,769 58,713 259,886 857 5,847 10,691 36,287 39,579 2,191 459,820 17,299 477,119
Crude oil (kl) Purchased 10,477 5,009 173,572   58,289 140,128 16,021 10,007   413,503   413,503
Consumed 9,966 30,576 193,022 6,061 61,480 134,833 16,886 2,392   455,216   455,216
LNG (t) Purchased   224,279 1,333,835 1,017,038   453,462 110,430   112,696 3,251,740   3,251,740
Consumed   209,607 1,272,436 793,687   368,254 94,344   142,896 2,881,224   2,881,224
Naphtha (kl) Purchased     31,864             31,864   31,864
Consumed     247     86       333   333


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 98.9 100.5 101.8 105.6 118.8 104.4 100.4 105.4 102.3              
Flow Rate 130.7 100.7 107.2 98.8 105.2 108.8 93.8 119.3 110.5 85.7 93.1 120.9 103.8 157.5              
Hokkaido 97.4 99.0 102.7 100.0 99.6 100.5 101.2 99.6 101.5 106.4 103.0 101.3 102.2 100.9              
Tohoku 97.9 100.9 105.0 101.8 100.5 100.2 102.3 101.2 102.8 112.5 105.5 101.7 104.4 100.6              
Tokyo 96.7 99.2 99.7 99.5 98.2 97.5 100.0 101.7 105.2 123.4 105.5 101.9 106.4 102.5              
Chubu 99.0 99.8 103.4 101.1 99.7 99.1 101.4 101.9 107.0 118.4 103.7 100.6 105.6 102.3              
Hokuriku 99.5 101.2 106.2 101.7 100.8 100.0 101.4 101.4 106.0 118.0 109.3 103.4 106.7 103.0              
Kansai 99.4 100.0 102.6 99.0 99.1 98.8 99.3 102.2 106.5 119.2 101.3 99.2 104.7 103.0              
Chugoku 99.5 99.6 103.3 98.8 99.1 99.2 99.6 103.4 107.3 118.7 104.8 99.1 105.6 103.1              
Shikoku 99.2 100.9 105.0 99.9 100.0 99.6 100.7 102.0 105.2 116.9 103.4 98.7 104.6 102.6              
Kyushu 101.1 101.0 104.9 100.4 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.8 106.7 114.4 105.9 96.0 104.5 101.8              
Okinawa 99.3 103.7 110.2 105.7 105.2 105.0 100.4 106.6 103.2 95.2 98.7 96.6 99.7 99.0              
10-Co. Total 98.4 99.9 102.5 100.0 99.3 98.9 100.5 101.9 105.6 118.5 104.4 100.3 105.3 102.3