Electricity Generated and Purchased in March 2004 (Bulletin)

2004/4/14
FEPC

1. Nationwide Summary

Despite decreased demand for heating due to higher temperatures from mid to late March, the decline was offset by a partial recovery in industrial demand. As a result, total electricity generated and purchased in March held firm with 78.65 billion kWh generated across the 10 companies.

(Breakdown)

Hydro Flow rates were above those of last year, leading to a rise in hydro power generation. 5.05 billion kWh were generated, up 2.1%.
Thermal Increased use of nuclear power led to a 9.5% decline in thermal generation. 38.69 billion kWh were generated.
Nuclear The capacity utilization rate at all companies was up compared to last year, resulting in a 24.6% rise in nuclear power generation. 22.81 billion kWh were generated.
(Capacity utilization rates in 2003 and 2002 were 71.1% and 57.1% respectively (Japan Atomic Power Company figures excluded).)

2. State of the Companies

Business results in Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kansai and Chugoku declined due to decreased demand for heating caused by higher temperatures from mid to late March.

[ Monthly Peak Load ]

Combined peak load for the 10 companies was 137.271 million kWh (recorded at 19:00, 4 March), down 0.8% on last year.

[ Flow Rates ]

With the exception of Hokkaido, Tohoku, Tokyo and Hokuriku, flow rates at the rest of the companies were below average. As a result, the flow rate across the nine companies was 98.9%.

(Unit : %)
  Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies
Flow rates 121.5 108.7 104.5 97.9 103.5 94.0 88.4 82.4 78.7 98.9
Note                    

1. Power generated and purchased in March 2004 bulletin

(Unit : 100 million kWh, 10,000kW, %)
  This Month 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		 780.7 786.5 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.5 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -1.6
Source
breakdown		 Hydro 50.5 50.5 2.1 2.1 3.4 3.4 8.3 8.3 33.3 33.3
Thermal 382.0 386.9 -9.8 -9.5 -5.3 -4.9 -5.8 -5.6 -9.4 -9.4
Nuclear 228.1 228.1 24.6 24.6 23.6 23.6 15.8 15.8 -0.3 -0.3
Purchased 127.7 128.6 -4.6 -5.2 -0.5 -1.1 -3.8 -4.0 11.5 11.8
Overall monthly peak load 13,636.7 13,727.1 -0.8 -0.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3 -2.6 -2.5
Flow rates 98.9 (rate same month last year)
95.2		 107.2 100.7 130.7
Performance of nuclear
facilities including Japan
Atomic Power Co.		 70.4 (rate same month last year)
59.0		 66.8 69.6 66.4

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

(Unit : %)
  By Month
2002Av. 02/3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 04/1 2 3
By
Company		 Hokkaido 2.1 5.8 4.3 2.1 2.2 -2.4 2.6 1.3 1.7 -2.9 -2.6 -1.0 2.7 -0.1
Tohoku 2.7 6.6 4.4 2.2 3.1 -7.5 -3.5 1.7 0.8 -3.3 -2.1 0.9 5.0 1.8
Tokyo 2.6 8.6 3.0 1.0 3.5 -16.8 -8.4 3.8 -2.0 -4.0 -3.3 -0.8 -0.3 -0.5
Chubu 2.3 6.3 3.3 0.9 0.9 -12.0 -4.4 5.4 -0.7 -4.7 -1.0 -0.2 3.4 1.1
Hokuriku 2.3 6.3 5.9 3.1 2.1 -10.9 -4.8 3.5 0.7 -4.6 -0.5 1.2 6.2 1.6
Kansai 1.6 7.7 3.6 1.8 0.7 -14.1 -2.2 5.7 -1.7 -4.8 -0.6 0.0 2.6 -1.1
Chugoku 4.2 9.9 6.4 2.1 -0.3 -10.4 -2.8 3.4 -0.8 -5.2 -0.5 -0.4 3.3 -1.5
Shikoku 2.4 8.7 3.8 0.9 -1.1 -9.5 -2.5 5.4 -0.4 -4.5 -0.8 0.9 5.0 0.0
Kyushu 1.9 6.9 3.0 3.0 -0.5 -5.9 0.3 7.6 0.4 -4.5 1.1 1.0 4.9 0.2
9 companies 2.4 7.7 3.7 1.6 1.7 -12.6 -4.5 4.5 -0.9 -4.3 -1.6 -0.1 2.4 0.0
Okinawa -0.2 0.8 3.3 -2.3 -1.5 11.7 6.5 9.7 2.5 11.2 -0.7 3.7 10.2 5.4
10 companies 2.4 7.6 3.7 1.5 1.7 -12.3 -4.4 4.5 -0.9 -4.2 -1.6 -0.1 2.5 0.0

1. 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 237,832 883,080 874,987 646,615 492,964 1,186,023 372,759 128,848 231,173 5,054,281   5,054,281
Thermal 1,539,425 4,909,824 15,020,458 7,827,591 1,200,620 2,069,537 2,672,353 765,127 2,192,724 38,197,659 491,238 38,688,897
Nuclear 767,810 1,650,670 5,729,502 1,684,323 410,786 6,572,532 687,353 1,558,241 3,748,628 22,809,845   22,809,845
Others 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0
Purchased 442,304 -37,685 4,714,145 1,513,803 366,433 3,483,528 1,526,234 70,566 692,623 12,771,951 89,857 12,861,808
(From EPDC Ltd) 75,872 122,688 323,717 303,122 76,392 1,151,811 1,387,873 407,112 527,737 4,376,324 86,931 4,463,255
(Interchange) 674 -1,986,332 1,986,403 297,272 -427,302 1,013,149 -273,919 -450,292 -172,537 -12,884   -12,884
Pump storage -269 -3,856 -262,458 -28,729 -2,051 -395,588 -63,629 -5,180 -576 -762,336 -4,373 -766,709
Total 2,987,102 7,402,033 26,076,634 11,643,603 2,468,752 12,916,032 5,195,070 2,517,602 6,864,572 78,071,400 576,722 78,648,122
Change on year (%) 99.9 101.8 99.5 101.1 101.6 98.9 98.5 100.0 100.2 100.0 105.4 100.0
Flow rates (%) 121.5 108.7 104.5 97.9 103.5 94.0 88.4 82.4 78.7 98.9   98.9
Peak
load
1,000kW		 Monthly
peak load		 04/19h 04/19h 22/18h 02/10h 04/12h 08/11h 05/10h 04/19h 04/20h 04/19h 06/20h 04/19h
5,122 12,562 47,905 21,007 4,550 23,236 8,915 4,285 12,055 136,367 967 137,271
Average for 3
peak load days		 5,003 12,437 47,070 20,907 4,417 23,019 8,891 4,221 11,802 137,767 975 138,742

2. Fuel results (bulletin)

  By company
By fuel Hokkaido Tohoku Tokyo Chubu Hokuriku Kansai Chugoku Shikoku Kyushu 9 companies Okinawa 10 companies
Coal
(t)		 Purchased 452,305 649,820 223,789 986,266 368,214 72,036 405,448 71,244 475,640 3,704,762 124,638 3,829,400
Consumed 426,185 726,957 248,507 926,575 370,714 109,595 550,000 105,560 349,025 3,813,118 125,894 3,939,012
Heavy oil
(kl)		 Purchased 77,883 82,238 425,572 4,718 6,163 9,001 44,120 60,081   709,776 18,058 727,834
Consumed 50,927 100,621 490,083 2,557 8,385 2,365 73,367 70,584 5,133 804,022 23,315 827,337
Crude
(kl)		 Purchased 5,955 35,200 246,556 49,740 4,611 17,021   7,935   367,018   367,018
Consumed 3,571 27,313 275,185 86,764 14,350 584 4,538 1,523   413,828   413,828
LNG
(t)		 Purchased   332,324 1,545,080 808,192   274,525 114,594   204,752 3,279,467   3,279,467
Consumed   307,582 1,542,392 713,765   277,006 121,257   162,225 3,124,227   3,124,227
Naptha
(kl)		 Purchased     150             150   150
Consumed     2,211 2,007   74       4,292   4,292

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 99.9 102.4 100.0 99.2 98.9
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 87.6 110.3 130.7 100.7 107.2 98.9 105.2 108.8
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 99.0 102.7 99.9 99.6 100.5
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 97.9 100.9 105.0 101.8 100.5 100.2
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 99.2 99.5 99.5 98.2 97.5
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 99.8 103.4 101.1 99.7 99.1
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 99.5 101.2 106.2 101.6 100.8 100.0
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 99.4 100.0 102.6 98.9 99.1 98.8
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 99.6 103.3 98.5 99.1 99.2
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 99.2 100.9 105.0 100.0 100.0 99.6
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 95.5 101.1 101.0 104.9 100.2 100.5 100.7
Okinawa 102.6 102.8 100.9 100.8 100.6 99.8 103.3 97.7 98.5 111.7 106.5 109.7 104.9 102.5 111.2 99.3 103.7 110.2 105.4 105.2 105.0
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 99.9 102.5 100.0 99.3 98.9