Electricity Generated and Purchased in December2003 (Bulletin)
（2004/1/16）

1. Nationwide Summary

Total electricity generated and purchased in December was down 7.8%, due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures. 79.16 billion kWh were generated.


Breakdown
Hydro
Flow rates were above those of last year, leading to a rise in hydro power generation. 5.44 billion kWh were generated, up 32.8%.
Thermal
Increased use of hydro power, coupled with overall decline in generated and purchased led to a 9.5% decline in thermal generation. 38.64 billion kWh were generated.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was down compared to last year, resulting in a 0.3% decline in nuclear power generation. 20.68 billion kWh were generated.
Capacity utilization rates in 2003 and 2002 were 64.5% and 64.6% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies
With the exception of Kyushu, business results at the rest of the companies were down due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures.

Monthly Peak Load
Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 140.877 million kWh (recorded at 17:00, 11 December), down 2.5% on last year.

Flow Rates

Flow rates across the country (Unit : %)

	Hokkaido	Tohoku	Tokyo	Chubu	Hokuriku	Kansai	Chugoku	Shikoku	Kyushu		9 companies
Flow rates	108.5	123.9	136.9	139.7	130.4	138.0	109.7	161.9	109.6		130.1
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1.Power generated and purchased in December 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		785.9	791.6	-1.8	-1.8	-4.3	-4.2	-0.9	-0.9	4.5	4.5
Source breakdown	Hydro	54.4	54.4	32.8	32.8	16.8	16.8	1.7	1.7	45.1	45.1
	Thermal	382.1	386.4	-9.5	-9.5	-9.7	-9.6	5.9	6.0	12.4	12.5
	Nuclear	206.8	206.8	-0.3	-0.3	-4.3	-4.3	-15.4	-15.4	-18.3	-18.3
Purchased		150.3	151.8	10.8	11	9.7	10.2	2.7	2.4	10.7	10.5
Overall monthly peak load		13,999.0	14,087.7	-2.6	-2.5	-2.6	-2.5	-5.3	-5.2	-1.7	-1.7
Flow rates		130.1		rate same month last year 98.5		110.3		87.6		106.8
Performance of nuclear facilities including Japan Atomic Power Co.		66.4		rate same month last year 65.0		64.3		56.4		62.4

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

By Month By Company	2002 Av.		02/12	03/1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Hokkaido	2.1		0.1	5.1	6.2	5.8	4.3	2.1	2.2	-2.4	2.6	1.3	1.7	-2.9	-2.6
Tohoku	2.7		2.6	5.7	3.8	6.6	4.4	2.2	3.1	-7.5	-3.5	1.7	0.8	-3.3	-2.1
Tokyo	2.6		4.2	5.9	4.4	8.6	3.0	1.0	3.5	-16.8	-8.4	3.8	-2.0	-4.0	-3.4
Chubu	2.3		3.6	5.2	2.6	6.3	3.3	0.9	0.9	-12.0	-4.4	5.4	-0.7	-4.7	-1.2
Hokuriku	2.3		3.1	4.4	3.1	6.3	5.9	3.1	2.1	-10.9	-4.8	3.5	0.7	-4.6	-0.7
Kansai	1.6		1.8	5.2	2.2	7.7	3.6	1.8	0.7	-14.1	-2.2	5.7	-1.7	-4.8	-0.5
Chugoku	4.2		4.1	7.6	4.5	9.9	6.4	2.1	-0.3	-10.4	-2.8	3.4	-0.8	-5.2	-0.7
Shikoku	2.4		2.5	6.6	3.3	8.7	3.8	0.9	-1.1	-9.5	-2.5	5.4	-0.4	-4.5	-0.8
Kyushu	1.9		1.9	6.3	2.3	6.9	3.0	3.0	-0.5	-5.9	0.3	7.6	0.4	-4.5	0.7
9 companies	2.4		3.1	5.7	3.5	7.7	3.7	1.6	1.7	-12.6	-4.5	4.5	-0.9	-4.3	-1.8
Okinawa	-0.2		2.6	2.8	0.9	0.8	3.3	-2.3	-1.5	11.7	6.5	9.7	2.5	11.2	-1.0
10 companies	2.4		3.1	5.7	3.5	7.6	3.7	1.5	1.7	-12.3	-4.4	4.5	-0.9	-4.2	-1.8

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	256,143	846,368	955,372	796,071	543,032	1,352,792	279,588	170,933	234,733	5,435,032		5,435,032
	Thermal	1,616,670	4,562,132	15,592,499	7,063,144	1,331,239	1,447,263	2,807,398	1,082,640	2,709,579	38,212,564	425,273	38,637,837
	Nuclear	882,979	1,643,885	3,870,802	2,285,590	206,908	6,778,825	632,944	1,133,837	3,244,185	20,679,955		20,679,955
	Others	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
	Purchased	349,653	301,421	5,724,129	1,453,942	413,160	3,905,786	1,692,687	219,356	969,259	15,029,393	146,561	15,175,954
	(From EPDC Ltd)*	100,618	151,698	602,166	413,033	101,419	1,262,933	1,675,198	696,191	539,929	5,543,185	145,885	5,689,070
	(Interchange)	561	-1,756,854	1,776,124	178,523	-448,666	1,305,829	-326,224	-636,372	-98,165	-5,244		-5,244
	Pump storage	-691	-1,498	-67,758	-139,690	-3,772	-446,794	-67,407	-32,144	-4,678	-764,432	-1,306	-765,738
	Total	3,104,754	7,352,308	26,075,044	11,459,057	2,490,567	13,037,872	5,345,210	2,574,622	7,153,078	78,592,512	570,528	79,163,040
	Change on year	97.4	97.9	96.6	98.8	99.3	99.5	99.3	99.2	100.7	98.2	99.0	98.2
Flow rates		108.5	123.9	136.9	139.7	130.4	138.0	109.7	161.9	109.6	130.1		130.1
Peak load 1,000kW	Monthly peak load	10/17h	09/18h	11/17h	22/10h	19/17h	19/18h	22/10h	19/18h	19/19h	11/17h	05/19h	11/17h
		5,160	12,707	49,179	21,059	4,512	23,652	9,231	4,575	12,930	139,990	1,018	140,877
	Average for 3 peak load days	5,145	12,621	47,807	21,021	4,391	23,515	9,083	4,485	12,363	140,431	997	141,428

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	539,327	385,414	272,684	737,999	357,933		412,965	153,169	541,805	3,401,296	38,719	3,440,015
	Consumed	495,295	656,123	194,489	759,189	396,108		628,988	263,194	451,374	3,844,760	87,744	3,932,504
Heavy oil(kl)	Purchased	67,045	101,779	513,185	126	10,499	4,395	56,157	46,064	1,996	801,246	31,240	832,486
	Consumed	44,204	65,929	475,363	8,026	11,036	14,506	51,396	42,409	135	713,004	16,707	729,711
Crude (kl)	Purchased	0	25,048	327,002	0	16,866	0	24,040	9,967	0	402,923		402,923
	Consumed	0	16,779	256,967	1,813	30,243	4,506	2,143	1,935	0	314,386		314,386
LNG(t)	Purchased		332,620	1,778,372	773,495		184,427	57,197		218,679	3,344,790		3,344,790
	Consumed		326,403	1,700,192	738,421		215,711	118,466		206,226	3,305,419		3,305,419
Naptha (kl)	Purchased	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Consumed	0	0	666	0	0	0	0	0	0	666	0	666

5. Results of electricity generated and purchased compared to previous year (%)　　

	1998			1999			2000			2001			2002
	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	101.2	100.6	100.9	101.0	103.1	102.0	102.9	101.6	102.3	98.9	97.5	98.2	99.1	99.5	97.4	98.7	103.3	103.5	100.3	102.3	105.1
Flow rates	104.8	102.5	103.9	99.5	94.5	97.5	93.8	102.7	97.4	89.2	101.7	94.3	102.9	100.5	72.9	102.0	88.4	67.1	89.9	86.3	99.0
Hokkaido	100.6	102.6	101.7	103.4	103.0	103.2	102.7	104.2	103.5	99.0	98.3	98.6	99.6	100.3	99.4	101.2	99.6	101.3	100.2	101.3	104.7
Tohoku	100.3	101.1	100.7	104.4	103.5	104.0	103.1	103.4	103.2	98.4	97.0	97.7	98.8	99.4	99.2	98.9	104.3	102.1	100.5	103.2	107.2
Tokyo	100.5	100.3	100.4	102.9	102.0	102.4	101.8	102.4	102.1	98.7	97.2	98.0	99.3	99.0	95.7	97.8	108.4	102.4	100.5	102.2	103.7
Chubu	100.8	100.0	100.4	99.6	103.3	101.4	103.3	100.9	102.0	99.2	97.3	98.3	98.8	99.8	97.5	99.1	103.2	103.5	100.4	102.1	105.5
Hokuriku	97.6	99.5	98.6	102.1	105.3	103.7	105.3	101.8	103.5	97.9	96.9	97.4	97.0	99.1	99.7	99.8	101.3	104.6	100.3	103.1	105.8
Kansai	101.5	100.6	101.1	99.1	102.5	100.7	102.6	100.1	101.4	98.5	97.2	97.8	98.3	98.6	96.9	99.0	99.6	104.4	99.5	101.9	104.9
Chugoku	101.0	100.4	100.7	100.0	104.7	102.3	104.8	100.1	102.4	98.4	98.0	98.2	99.4	101.5	100.1	101.3	101.9	108.2	102.1	104.9	107.4
Shikoku	105.3	101.7	103.6	97.7	104.6	101.1	104.9	101.0	103.0	100.8	98.1	99.5	99.2	99.7	98.8	99.0	99.0	105.9	100.2	101.3	105.9
Kyushu	104.3	101.4	102.9	98.1	104.8	101.3	104.6	100.9	102.8	100.5	99.0	99.8	101.3	100.9	99.3	97.8	97.3	103.5	99.8	101.8	105.6
Okinawa	110.5	105.8	108.4	96.0	102.4	98.8	99.7	102.9	101.1	108.1	100.2	104.6	107.7	111.0	97.4	92.8	95.0	98.4	99.3	96.4	100.8
10 Cos. total	101.2	100.6	100.9	101.0	103.1	102.0	102.9	101.6	102.3	99.0	97.5	98.3	99.2	99.6	97.4	98.7	103.2	103.4	100.3	102.3	105.0
	2002						2003
	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	103.1	105.7	103.5	107.7	104.6	102.4	103.7	101.6	101.7	87.4	95.5	104.5	98.5	99.1	95.7	98.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Flow rates	98.5	98.6	105.2	95.2	96.6	92.6	108.9	108.4	99.6	110.9	136.0	106.8	111.2	87.6	110.3	130.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hokkaido	100.1	105.1	106.2	105.8	103.8	102.1	104.3	102.1	102.2	97.6	102.6	101.3	101.6	101.7	97.1	97.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tohoku	102.6	105.7	103.8	106.6	104.8	102.7	104.4	102.2	103.1	92.5	96.5	101.7	99.8	100.8	96.7	97.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tokyo	104.2	105.9	104.4	108.6	104.8	102.6	103.0	101.0	103.5	83.2	91.6	103.8	96.8	98.0	96.0	96.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chubu	103.6	105.2	102.6	106.3	104.2	102.3	103.3	100.9	100.9	88.0	95.6	105.4	98.5	99.3	95.3	98.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hokuriku	103.1	104.4	103.1	106.3	104.3	102.3	105.9	103.1	102.1	89.1	95.2	103.5	99.3	100.7	95.4	99.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kansai	101.8	105.2	102.2	107.7	103.9	101.6	103.6	101.8	100.7	85.9	97.8	105.7	98.6	98.3	95.2	99.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chugoku	104.1	107.6	104.5	109.9	106.4	104.2	106.4	102.1	99.7	89.6	97.2	103.4	99.2	99.2	94.8	99.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Shikoku	102.5	106.6	103.3	108.7	104.7	102.4	103.8	100.9	98.9	90.5	97.5	105.4	99.1	99.6	95.5	99.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kyushu	101.9	106.3	102.3	106.9	104.1	101.9	103.0	103.0	99.5	94.1	100.3	107.6	100.9	100.4	95.5	100.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Okinawa	102.6	102.8	100.9	100.8	100.5	99.8	103.3	97.7	98.5	111.7	106.5	109.7	104.9	102.5	111.2	99.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
10 Cos. total	103.1	105.7	103.5	107.6	104.5	102.4	103.7	101.5	101.7	87.7	95.6	104.5	98.5	99.1	95.8	98.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0