Electricity Generated and Purchased in January 2004 (Bulletin)
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1. Nationwide Summary

Total electricity generated and purchased in January was down 0.2%, due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures. 82.31 billion kWh were generated.


Breakdown
Hydro
Flow rates were above those of last year, leading to a rise in hydro power generation. 4.10 billion kWh were generated, up 7.7%.
Thermal
Increased use of nuclear power led to a 5.7% decline in thermal generation. 42.55 billion kWh were generated.

Nuclear
The capacity utilization rate at all companies was up compared to last year, resulting in a 15.8% rise in nuclear power generation. 21.78 billion kWh were generated..
Capacity utilization rates in 2003 and 2002 were 67.9% and 58.6% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).

2. State of the Companies
Business results at Hokkaido, Tokyo, Chubu, Kansai and Chugoku were down due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures in early January.
Monthly Peak Load

Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 149.706 million kWh (recorded at 18:00, 22 January), up 0.3% on last year.

Flow Rates
Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo and Kansai recorded above-average flow rates, leading to a flow rate of 100.1% across the nine companies.

Flow rates across the country (Unit : %)
Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 102.8 111.1 105.2 95.7 94.4 104.6 77.2 63.3 94.2 100.1
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1.Power generated and purchased in January 2004 bulletin(UnitF100 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 		817.3 823.1 -0.2 -0.2 -1.6 -1.6 -4.3 -4.2 -0.9 -0.9
Source
breakdown 		Hydro 41.0 41.0 7.7 7.7 33.3 33.3 16.8 16.8 1.7 1.7
Thermal 420.8 425.5 -5.8 -5.7 -9.4 -9.4 -9.7 -9.6 5.9 6.0
Nuclear 217.8 217.8 15.8 15.8 -0.3 -0.3 -4.3 -4.3 -15.4 -15.4
Purchased 145.7 146.8 -4.3 -4.5 11.5 11.8 9.7 10.2 2.7 2.4
Overall monthly peak load 14,877.4 14,970.6 0.2 0.3 -2.6 -2.5 -2.6 -2.5 -5.3 -5.2
Flow rates 100.1 rate same month last year
98.6 		130.7 110.3 87.6
Performance of nuclear
facilities including Japan
Atomic Power Co. 		69.6 rate same month last year
61.0 		66.4 64.3 56.4



2.Increase in electricity generated and purchased across the 10 companies, same month previous year (%)
By Month
By Company 		2002 Av. 03/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 04/1
Hokkaido 2.1 5.1 6.2 5.8 4.3 2.1 2.2 -2.4 2.6 1.3 1.7 -2.9 -2.6 -1.0
Tohoku 2.7 5.7 3.8 6.6 4.4 2.2 3.1 -7.5 -3.5 1.7 0.8 -3.3 -2.1 0.9
Tokyo 2.6 5.9 4.4 8.6 3.0 1.0 3.5 -16.8 -8.4 3.8 -2.0 -4.0 -3.4 -0.9
Chubu 2.3 5.2 2.6 6.3 3.3 0.9 0.9 -12.0 -4.4 5.4 -0.7 -4.7 -1.2 -0.4
Hokuriku 2.3 4.4 3.1 6.3 5.9 3.1 2.1 -10.9 -4.8 3.5 0.7 -4.6 -0.7 1.2
Kansai 1.6 5.2 2.2 7.7 3.6 1.8 0.7 -14.1 -2.2 5.7 -1.7 -4.8 -0.5 -0.1
Chugoku 4.2 7.6 4.5 9.9 6.4 2.1 -0.3 -10.4 -2.8 3.4 -0.8 -5.2 -0.7 -0.5
Shikoku 2.4 6.6 3.3 8.7 3.8 0.9 -1.1 -9.5 -2.5 5.4 -0.4 -4.5 -0.8 1.0
Kyushu 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 0.9
9 companies 2.4 5.7 3.5 7.7 3.7 1.6 1.7 -12.6 -4.5 4.5 -0.9 -4.3 -1.8 -0.2
Okinawa -0.2 2.8 0.9 0.8 3.3 -2.3 -1.5 11.7 6.5 9.7 2.5 11.2 -1.0 3.5
10 companies 2.4 5.7 3.5 7.6 3.7 1.5 1.7 -12.3 -4.4 4.5 -0.9 -4.2 -1.8 -0.2


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 211,290 653,098 736,102 463,075 419,269 1,095,521 239,237 76,451 203,228 4,097,271 4,097,271
Thermal 1,677,742 5,480,317 16,407,344 7,925,080 1,467,868 2,059,255 2,711,791 1,201,567 3,147,161 42,078,125 472,814 42,550,939
Nuclear 883,902 1,650,471 4,252,096 2,302,364 411,472 6,657,203 963,942 1,557,185 3,101,541 21,780,176 21,780,176
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purchased 403,915 -38,791 5,835,403 1,297,497 289,687 4,172,399 1,681,170 -76,127 1,002,362 14,567,515 112,124 14,679,639
(From EPDC Ltd)* 89,165 124,165 438,756 283,876 98,394 1,152,832 1,703,167 593,611 550,611 5,034,577 110,014 5,144,591
(Interchange) 521 -2,247,440 2,246,379 210,973 -487,094 1,617,841 -397,666 -789,078 -159,692 -5,256 -5,256
Pump storage 0 -7,908 -203,765 -94,544 0 -377,154 -69,800 -36,132 -1,490 -790,793 -3,247 -794,040
Total 3,176,849 7,737,187 27,027,180 11,893,472 2,588,296 13,607,224 5,526,340 2,722,944 7,452,802 81,732,294 581,691 82,313,985
Change on year 99.0 100.9 99.1 99.6 101.2 99.9 99.5 101.0 100.9 99.8 103.5 99.8
Flow rates 102.8 111.1 105.2 95.7 94.4 104.6 77.2 63.3 94.2 100.1 100.1
Peak
load
1,000kW 		Monthly
peak load 		26/18h 15/18h 19/11h 22/18h 23/11h 22/18h 22/10h 22/19h 22/19h 22/18h 24/20h 22/18h
5,129 13,535 49,676 22,699 4,837 26,241 9,890 4,954 13,378 148,774 1,075 149,706
Average for 3
peak load days 		5,123 13,450 49,324 22,441 4,790 25,259 9,719 4,740 13,142 147,988 1,070 149,058


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 277,881 570,122 147,473 825,518 359,915 576,835 228,112 367,375 3,353,231 116,734 3,469,965
Consumed 488,011 820,629 189,560 845,545 445,955 570,371 276,195 508,217 4,144,483 119,505 4,263,988
Heavy oil(kl) Purchased 49,455 96,650 420,713 0 17,005 13,256 70,193 61,048 4,030 732,350 12,752 745,102
Consumed 54,871 127,299 485,210 13,483 10,771 9,085 63,722 63,534 718 828,693 18,101 846,794
Crude (kl) Purchased 4,505 54,981 309,184 4,204 15,006 0 4,003 0 0 391,883 391,883
Consumed 2,701 68,482 368,634 14,487 20,394 4,387 13,800 4,892 2,179 499,956 499,956
LNG(t) Purchased 331,668 1,569,673 657,941 244,849 171,653 171,176 3,146,960 3,146,960
Consumed 313,112 1,735,557 823,029 327,646 104,715 241,705 3,545,764 3,545,764
Naptha (kl) Purchased 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 150
Consumed 0 0 150 0 0 147 0 0 0 297 0 297



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 98.4 99.8 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 87.6 110.3 130.7 100.1 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 99.0 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 97.9 100.9 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 96.7 99.1 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 99.0 99.6 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 99.5 101.2 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 99.4 99.9 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 99.5 99.5 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 99.2 101.0 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 95.5 101.1 100.9 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 99.3 103.5 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 98.4 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0