Collapsed by Typhoon No.15 Restoration of power transmission tower completed Resumption of power transmission Chiba Kimitsu Jan 24, 18:38

The restoration of two 50-meter-high power transmission towers in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, which was destroyed by Typhoon No. 15 last September, has been completed, and power transmission at the towers has resumed for the first time in four and a half months.

Two 50m-high TEPCO towers on the outskirts of Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture, were destroyed by Typhoon No. 15 on September 9, last year, and as a result, up to 110,000 houses in the southern part of the prefecture were cut off.

On the day after the typhoon, urgent measures were taken to divert electricity to another transmission line, while at the site, two collapsed steel towers were removed and full rebuilding was underway for full-scale restoration. Was.

On the 24th, the final stage of the construction, ten workers went up from the morning on the tower to connect the wires between the towers, and four months after 4:00 pm when all inspections were completed. Power transmission was resumed for the first time in half.

It is said that this collapse was caused by the wind strengthened by the surrounding hills and slopes, so TEPCO fixed the foundation by hitting the pile deeply or using a thicker steel frame than before. It means that the strength has been increased by doing so.

Koji Matsumura, Group Manager of TEPCO Power Grid, said, "I am afraid that a large power outage will occur due to the collapse of the tower. I was talking.