Due to the power supply-demand balance, TEPCO has been implementing 
rolling blackout since Monday, March 14. We sincerely regret causing 
anxiety and inconvenience to our customers and the society. We appreciate
your cooperation in conserving electricity consumption.

○Implementation plan of rolling blackout on Friday, March 18
Considering today's electricity supply-demand, regional blocks and time 
periods for the planned blackout are as follows. The actual blackout 
period for each block is planned to be maximum 3 hours during the relevant
scheduled time period. 
For customers who will be subject to rolling blackout, please be prepared
for the announced blackout periods. Also for customers who are not subject
to blackouts, we would appreciate your continuous cooperation in reducing
electricity usage by turning off unnecessary lightings and electrical 
equipments. 

[Expected rolling blackout time periods in each region]
Block 1: 6:20 - 10:00 
Block 2: 9:20 - 13:00 
Block 3: 12:20 - 16:00 
Block 1: 13:50 - 17:30 
Block 4: 15:20 - 19:00 
Block 2: 16:50 - 20:30 
Block 5: 18:20 - 22:00 

●Starting and ending time of blackout periods may slightly differ.
●Depending on the supply-demand balance of the day, planned blackouts may
 not be carried out. Moreover, in case the electricity supply-demand 
 balance becomes tighter than expected, we will reconsider the rolling 
 blackout plan and inform you accordingly before we implement the revised 
 plan.
●A blackout may occur in the adjacent areas where the planned blackouts 
 are carried out.

○Implementation plan of rolling blackout from Saturday, March 19 to 
 Thursday, March 24
 Please refer to the attachment for the detailed plan. 

●Starting and ending time of blackout periods may slightly differ.
●Depending on the supply-demand balance of the day, planned blackouts may
 not be carried out. Moreover, in case the electricity supply-demand 
 balance becomes tighter than expected, we will reconsider the rolling 
 blackout plan and inform you accordingly before we implement the revised 
 plan.
●A blackout may occur in the adjacent areas where the planned blackouts 
 are carried out.

[Others]
●In order to prevent fire, please make sure to switch off electric 
 appliances such as hair driers when you are away from home.
●For customers who have in-house power generation, please secure the fuel 
 for generator.

[Improvement in implementing planned blackouts]
●In principle, we will implement the planned blackout based on the current
 plan, however, we do realize that there is room for improvement. 
 Therefore, we will continue to consider and improve implementation plans 
 from the customers' point of view.

‹Reference>
○Prediction of demand and supply on March 17
   Estimated Demand 40,000 MW(18:00∼19:00)
   Supply Capacity  33,500 MW

○Prediction of demand and supply on March 18
   Estimated Demand 40,000 MW(18:00∼19:00)
   Supply Capacity  34,000 MW
   
   

attachment1:Weekly Schedule of Rolling Blackout (planned)(PDF 42.0KB)