At a press conference, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said that the severe cold weather continued and the current supply and demand of electricity was tight, and he called for efficient use of electricity while continuing to live as usual, such as using heating. It was.
Electricity demand is increasing in various places on the 12th due to the increase in the use of heating due to the influence of the cold.
According to the summary of electric power companies until 11:00 am, the "usage rate", which indicates the ratio of demand to supply capacity, is a preliminary figure,
▽ within
the
jurisdiction of Kansai Electric Power, 99%
at 8:00 am ▽ Shikoku Electric Power, morning 98%
at 9 o'clock ▽ Tohoku Electric Power
increased to
97% at 9 am and 10
am ▽ Chugoku Electric Power increased to 96% at 8 am and 9 am.
Regarding this situation, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "LNG = liquefied natural gas inventories are declining, and the supply and demand of electricity continues to be severe nationwide. Is making efforts to secure a stable supply by utilizing all kinds of power plants, including aging thermal power, procuring from private power generation of companies, and flexibly accommodating electric power between regions. "
On top of that, "In the midst of severe cold weather and tight electricity supply and demand, we continue to use electricity as usual, such as using heating, while continuing to use electricity efficiently, for example, by turning off the lights in unused rooms. I want you to do it. "
On the other hand, when asked if the government would request power saving, Minister Kajiyama said, "At this point, we are in a situation where we can manage to use electricity efficiently, and we have not reached the request for power saving. ".