The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said at a meeting of experts held on the 25th that electricity supply and demand will be the most severe in the last few years in many areas such as the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kansai area. We have compiled measures to ensure a stable supply, such as calling for proper use.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expects that the supply and demand of electricity will become severe this summer due to the suspension of aging thermal power plants and the decrease in supply capacity due to the abolition. , Showed the outlook for "reserve ratio", which indicates the surplus capacity of power supply.
According to this, the "reserve rate" will drop to 3.7% in July in areas other than Hokkaido and Okinawa, and to 3.8% in August in seven areas of Honshu and Shikoku.
This assumes a heat wave of about once every 10 years, but we anticipate the toughest level in the last few years, barely exceeding the minimum reserve of 3% required for stable supply.
Based on this, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry should discuss measures in the subcommittee and call on households to use electricity efficiently as long as it does not interfere with their daily lives.
In addition to saving electricity in offices and factories, companies will be requested to take measures to curb electricity usage during times of high electricity demand.
In addition, we have put together measures to require electric power companies to carry out thorough maintenance to prevent problems with power generation facilities and to secure sufficient fuel.
On the other hand, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is in a more serious situation in many areas, such as the "reserve rate" in the TEPCO jurisdiction will drop to minus if the severe cold of about once every 10 years is assumed for the power supply and demand in this winter. In the future, we are urgently taking measures to secure supply capacity.