1.Supply and Demand Situation and its Outlook
Because many of our nuclear power stations and thermal power stations are
severely damaged and forced to shut down due to the
Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake, we have announced on March 25, 2011,
that the power supply capacity for this summer in TEPCO is estimated at
around 46.50 million kW, far below the expected peak demand, 55.00 million
kW (daily peak at generation end).
(note) The peak demand of last summer, which the temperature was
considered to be extremely high, recorded 59.99million kW (July 23, 2010)
Thereafter, we have been concentrating our efforts in strengthening the
capacity for power supply, such as recovery from shutdown of power plants
(mainly thermal power plants) caused by the earthquake disaster, resuming
operation of thermal power generation units under long-term scheduled
shutdown and regular inspections. Now, as we could expect the additional
power supply capacity, such as installation of gas turbines, we would like
to upwardly revise the capacity for power supply this summer, at around
50.70 million kW to 52.00 million kW.
However, the power supply capacity for this summer is still expected to
fall below the peak demand. Therefore, we will continue to exert utmost
effort to strengthen the capacity for power supply, in order to continue
avoiding the rolling blackouts. We would also like to ask our customers to
cooperate in reducing electricity consumption in summer time.
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2.Additional Power Supply Capacity (changes from the announcement on March
25)
(1)Installation of gas turbine, etc. [+0.20 million kW in July (0.60
million kW in total), +0.80 million kW in August (1.20 million kW in
total)]We will install them at the sites of Chiba Thermal Power
Station,Sodegaura Thermal Power Station, etc.
(2)Recovery from shutdown caused by the earthquake disaster and regular
inspection. [1.10 million kW]
Unit No.1, 3 and 4 at Kashima Kyodo Thermal Power Station
Unit No.8 and 9 at Joban Joint Thermal Power Station
(3)Others [0.20 million kW in July, ▲1.70 million kW in August]
Decrease of supply capacity from the end of July to August is caused
by outage due to regular inspections
(4)Utilization of pumped hydropower generation [4.00 million kW]
TEPCO will continuously exert utmost effort to ensure the additional
capacity for power supply such as additional installation of gas turbines,
recovery from shutdown caused by the earthquake disaster and from outage
due to regular inspections, and additional utilization of pumped
hydropower generation.
3.Demand-Side Measures
Daily peak demands currently remain at the level at about 20 percent lower
than the previous year, not only from the stagnation of the business
activities caused by the earthquake, but also from the result of the
cooperation of our customers in energy saving.
TEPCO continuously ask all of our customers to cooperate in for energy
saving, on the basis of "Outline of Countermeasures for Power Supply and
Demand During Summertime" presented by the Electricity Supply-Demand
Emergency Response Headquarters of the government. In addition, we will
actively carry forward the demand-side measures, such as consultation and
information service for efficient usage of electricity, equipment
inspection, and suggestion for supply and demand adjustment contract.
We sincerely regret causing anxiety and inconvenience to our customers,
and appreciate your continuous cooperation in conserving electricity
consumption.