TEPCO has received a report from Soma Kyodo Power Company that its Sinchi Thermal Power Station (Location: Shinchi-town, Fukushima prefecture, Rated Capacity: 1,000 MW, TEPCO receives 470 MW of it) was shutdown at 6:03 am, May 6 due to steam leakage from its boiler.

The company reported us that currently the cause of the accident is under investigation and they will restore the power plant based on the result of the investigation.

Today's our power supply capacity is 39,100 MW and we assume we can secure reserve margin of 15 %.