As the use of heating is increasing in various places due to the influence of the cold, the supply and demand of electricity is expected to be severe on the 8th.
For the first time, an organization that regulates the supply and demand of electric power nationwide has issued instructions to power generation companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai to operate at maximum output, and electric power companies are trying to secure a stable supply.
Electricity demand is expected to increase on the 8th as the use of heating increases due to the severe cold.
The peak power usage rate is
▽ Kyushu Electric Power is 98% at 6:00 pm
▽ Kansai Electric Power is 97% at 9:00 am
▽ Chugoku Electric Power and Shikoku Electric Power are expected to be 97% at 6:00 pm, and supply and demand is severe It is expected to be.
In addition,
▽ Hokuriku Electric Power is
expected to be
96%
at 6:00 pm ▽ TEPCO is expected to be 94% at 4:00 pm, and the supply and demand is expected to become slightly tight.
Under these circumstances, the OCCTO, which regulates the supply and demand of electric power nationwide, issued an instruction for the first time to request power generation companies in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Kansai to operate thermal power plants at maximum output. Did.
Electric power companies are also making efforts to secure a stable supply by promoting efforts to interchange each other's electric power.
In addition, TEPCO will carefully monitor supply and demand trends, saying that the state of electricity usage in homes and businesses may change due to the state of emergency.