Electricity Generated and Purchased in January 2005 (Bulletin)

2005/2/15
FEPC

1. Nationwide Summary

Total electricity generated and purchased in January 2005 was up 2.2% across the ten companies to 84.25 billion kWh. The rise was due to increased large industrial user demand.

(Breakdown)

Hydro Flow rates were above those of last year, leading to an increase in hydro power generation. 4.16 billion kWh were generated, up 1.6%.
Thermal Overall increase in generated and purchased and decreased use of nuclear power led to a 4.3% rise in thermal generation. 44.50 billion kWh were generated.
Nuclear The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last year, resulting in a 2.0% decline in nuclear power generation. 21.34 billion kWh were generated.
Capacity utilization rates in 2004 and 2003 were 63.8% and 67.9% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies

Business results in all the companies rose due to bullish industrial user demand.

[Monthly Peak Load]

Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 149.241 million kWh (recorded at 18:00, 12 January), down 0.3% on last year.

[Flow Rates]

With the exception of Hokuriku and Shikoku, flow rates at all the companies were above average. As a result, the flow rate across the nine companies was 108.9%.

(Unit : %)
  Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 112.6 107.9 116.6 103.3 93.5 115.3 100.3 87.1 115.2 108.9
Note                    


1. January 2005 Power Generated & Purchased Overview

  This Month (November) Year-on-Year Change (prev. 3 months; %)
Summary Year-on-Year Change
(this month; %)
December November October
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)
836.6 842.5 2.2 2.2 -0.1 -0.0 1.3 1.3 2.3 2.3
Source Hydro 41.6 41.6 1.6 1.6 -9.9 -9.9 5.5 5.5 57.6 57.6
Thermal 440.2 445.0 4.3 4.3 -1.9 -1.6 -8.5 -8.1 -7.2 -7.1
Nuclear 213.4 213.4 -2.0 -2.0 8.9 8.9 17.0 17.0 1.4 1.4
Purchased 149.2 150.3 2.4 2.3 -4.6 -4.8 1.2 0.5 12.4 12.3
Monthly Peak Load
(10,000 kW)
14,832.5 14,924.1 -0.3 -0.3 -3.2 -3.1 0.3 0.3 5.4 5.4
Flow Rate 108.9 (rate same month last year)
100.7
122.1 125.8 157.1
Nuclear Capacity
Utilization Rate
(incl. JAPC)
63.4 (rate same month last year)
69.6
68.2 72.2 58.6

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

  By Month
FY2003 Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Apr. 2004 May. 2004 Jun. 2004 Jul. 2004 Aug. 2004 Sep. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004 Jan. 2005
By Company Hokkaido 0.5 - 1.0 2.7 0.0 1.2 - 0.4 1.5 6.4 3.0 1.3 0.6 1.3 3.2 3.0
Tohoku 0.2 0.9 5.0 1.8 2.3 1.2 2.8 12.5 5.5 1.7 0.7 - 0.3 1.2 3.0
Tokyo - 2.5 - 0.8 - 0.3 - 0.5 0.0 1.7 5.2 23.4 5.5 1.9 2.3 0.2 - 0.5 2.1
Chubu - 0.9 - 0.2 3.4 1.1 1.4 1.9 7.0 18.4 3.7 0.6 2.1 2.3 - 0.4 1.0
Hokuriku 0.1 1.2 6.2 1.7 1.4 1.4 6.0 18.0 9.3 3.4 3.3 4.3 2.9 5.4
Kansai - 1.2 0.0 2.6 - 1.0 - 0.7 2.2 6.5 19.2 1.3 - 0.8 3.0 1.5 - 0.8 1.0
Chugoku - 0.8 - 0.4 3.3 - 1.2 - 0.4 3.4 7.3 18.7 4.8 - 0.9 3.6 3.7 1.8 3.6
Shikoku - 0.4 0.9 5.0 - 0.1 0.7 2.0 5.2 16.9 3.4 - 1.3 2.6 1.4 - 0.2 1.3
Kyushu 0.7 1.0 4.9 0.4 1.1 1.8 6.7 14.4 5.9 - 4.0 2.0 2.2 - 1.4 2.7
9-Co. Total - 1.1 - 0.1 2.4 0.0 0.5 1.8 5.6 18.8 4.4 0.4 2.3 1.3 - 0.1 2.2
Okinawa 5.1 3.7 10.2 5.7 0.4 6.6 3.2 - 4.8 - 1.3 - 3.4 - 0.5 - 2.0 3.8 1.0
10-Co. Total - 1.1 - 0.1 2.5 0.0 0.5 1.9 5.6 18.5 4.4 0.3 2.3 1.3 - 0.0 2.2


1. January 2005 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 222,403 633,888 805,170 503,153 362,160 1,066,428 261,445 80,850 228,346 4,163,843   4,163,843
Thermal 1,749,458 5,207,652 15,453,489 8,263,406 2,363,746 3,366,245 3,234,381 1,522,661 2,854,356 44,015,394 489,601 44,504,995
Nuclear 882,472 1,208,479 6,692,616 2,244,293 410,910 5,159,174 349,997 1,076,090 3,315,831 21,339,862   21,339,862
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Purchased 416,959 923,304 5,050,407 1,152,104 -408,961 4,402,649 1,927,292 78,416 1,380,214 14,922,384 103,652 15,026,036
(From EPDC) 77,461 147,379 614,218 276,608 90,904 1,251,523 1,938,458 599,283 754,879 5,750,713 100,915 5,851,628
(Interchanged) 927 -1,342,201 1,336,896 274,525 -614,144 1,441,132 -396,049 -703,191 -604 -2,709   -2,709
Pumped Storage 0 -2,815 -363,897 -127,627 0 -239,961 -44,861 -1,878 -2,905 -783,944 -4,248 -788,192
Total 3,271,292 7,970,508 27,637,785 12,035,329 2,727,855 13,754,535 5,728,254 2,756,139 7,775,842 83,657,539 589,005 84,246,544
Year-on-Year
Change (%)
103.0 103.0 102.1 101.0 105.4 101.0 103.6 101.3 102.7 102.2 101.0 102.2
Flow Rate (%) 112.6 107.9 116.6 103.3 93.5 115.3 100.3 87.1 115.2 108.9   108.9
Peak Load
(1,000 kW)
Monthly
Peak Load
12/18h 12/18h 12/18h 12/18h 31/11h 12/18h 13/10h 06/12h 20/19h 12/18h 20/19h 12/18h
5,255 13,922 50,468 22,418 4,897 24,774 9,851 4,720 13,293 148,325 1,021 149,241
Average for
3 Peak Load Days
5,240 13,687 50,122 22,239 4,866 24,469 9,762 4,645 13,272 148,302 1,018 149,320

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 351,497 634,744 251,000 723,232 550,061 79,534 390,672 204,724 429,560 3,615,024 89,941 3,704,965
Consumed 506,715 842,312 337,087 642,326 618,746 202,263 598,385 280,238 375,192 4,403,264 124,363 4,527,627
Heavy oil (kl) Purchased 39,907 61,257 312,306   35,112 26,549 76,183 40,013 999 592,326 30,705 623,031
Consumed 52,026 67,849 340,929 307 41,514 28,127 72,172 47,700 501 651,125 27,397 678,522
Crude oil (kl) Purchased 21,904 5,009 142,551 2,556 85,750 79,145 105,099 77,134   519,148   519,148
Consumed 22,969 24,349 241,186 24,640 77,593 133,382 123,281 80,675 13,884 741,959   741,959
LNG (t) Purchased   339,770 1,579,187 865,002   296,021 56,948   228,930 3,365,858   3,365,858
Consumed   345,264 1,707,973 974,248   326,663 109,835   228,577 3,692,560   3,692,560
Naphtha (kl) Purchased     150             150   150
Consumed     150 305   68       523   523


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 98.9 100.5 101.8 105.6 118.8 104.4 100.4 105.4 102.3 101.3 99.9 102.2        
Flow Rate 130.7 100.7 107.2 98.8 105.2 108.8 93.8 119.3 110.5 85.7 93.1 120.9 103.8 157.1 125.8 122.1 108.9        
Hokkaido 97.4 99.0 102.7 100.0 99.6 100.5 101.2 99.6 101.5 106.4 103.0 101.3 102.2 100.6 101.3 103.2 103.0        
Tohoku 97.9 100.9 105.0 101.8 100.5 100.2 102.3 101.2 102.8 112.5 105.5 101.7 104.4 100.7 99.7 101.2 103.0        
Tokyo 96.7 99.2 99.7 99.5 98.2 97.5 100.0 101.7 105.2 123.4 105.5 101.9 106.4 102.3 100.2 99.5 102.1        
Chubu 99.0 99.8 103.4 101.1 99.7 99.1 101.4 101.9 107.0 118.4 103.7 100.6 105.6 102.1 102.3 99.6 101.0        
Hokuriku 99.5 101.2 106.2 101.7 100.8 100.0 101.4 101.4 106.0 118.0 109.3 103.4 106.7 103.3 104.3 102.6 105.4        
Kansai 99.4 100.0 102.6 99.0 99.1 98.8 99.3 102.2 106.5 119.2 101.3 99.2 104.7 103.0 101.5 99.2 101.0        
Chugoku 99.5 99.6 103.3 98.8 99.1 99.2 99.6 103.4 107.3 118.7 104.8 99.1 105.6 103.6 103.7 101.8 103.6        
Shikoku 99.2 100.9 105.0 99.9 100.0 99.6 100.7 102.0 105.2 116.9 103.4 98.7 104.6 102.6 101.4 99.8 101.3        
Kyushu 101.1 101.0 104.9 100.4 100.5 100.7 101.1 101.8 106.7 114.4 105.9 96.0 104.5 102.0 102.2 98.6 102.7        
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 99.5 98.0 103.8 101.0        
10-Co. Total 98.4 99.9 102.5 100.0 99.3 98.9 100.5 101.9 105.6 118.5 104.4 100.3 105.3 102.3 101.3 100.0 102.2