We have decided to supply maximum of 1.4 GW to Tohoku Electric Power Company 
which suffered severe damage from the quake in order to support balance of 
demand and supply. In response to the request from Tohoku Electric Power 
Company, we are conducting power interchanges since August 4 (previously 
announced on August 6). 

We plan to supply maximum of 300MW between 6:00 am on August 8 and 10:00 
pm on August 11 to Tohoku Electric Power Company. However, we received an 
additional request for a power supply (nationwide power exchange) from 
Tohoku Electric Power Company through the Electric Power System Council of 
Japan yesterday. In response to the request, based on the supply and demand 
balance in our service area, we have decided to supply additional power, 
maximum 1,100 MW as nationwide power exchange, from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm today. 

We will be supplying maximum 1.4 GW in total to Tohoku Electric Power 
Company in the above period today. However, we assume we can maintain 
proper reserve capacity. Therefore, there will be no problem in supplying 
stable amount of electricity in our service area.


 * Our supply capacity before power interchanges (55.7 GW) already 
   reflects the supply of 0.3 GW (300 MW) for Tohoku Electric Power 
   Company from August 8 to August 11.

<Reference> Power interchanges (nationwide power exchanges)
Emergency power interchanges among general electricity utilities to secure 
stable supply and demand nationwide as a countermeasure to the gap between 
supply and demand due to faults in generators in operation and sharp 
increases in demand.
For the exchange of power, Electric Power System Council of Japan ("ESCJ") 
facilitates the process (the general electricity utility in need of 
additional power makes a request to ESCJ. ESCJ inquires other general 
utilities whether they can provide the power or not. By the offer(s) from 
general utiliti(es) who can provide supply, the power exchange is decided.)