The government has been calling on households and businesses to save electricity by continuing the "Electricity Supply and Demand Tight Warning" because the electricity supply and demand situation is unpredictable on the 23rd.
On the other hand, the tight warning to the Tohoku Electric Power jurisdiction was canceled late at night on the 22nd.
Due to the impact of the earthquake on the 16th of this month, several power plants that send power to the Tokyo Electric Power Company and Tohoku Electric Power Company have been shut down, and the supply capacity is declining.
In addition, on the 22nd, the government said that the power supply and demand would be tight due to the drop in temperature due to the influence of the low pressure and the increase in heating demand, which could lead to a large-scale power outage. We issued a "power supply and demand tight warning" and called for cooperation in saving electricity.
TEPCO explained that the government "was able to avoid the power outage last night" because of the flexibility from other electric power companies and the cooperation of households and companies to save electricity.
However, within the jurisdiction of TEPCO, the temperature is expected to be low in the morning on the 23rd, and there is a possibility that the supply and demand of electricity will be tight.
The government continues to give "tight warnings" and calls on households and businesses to save electricity, saying that the situation is unpredictable.
On the other hand, regarding the Tohoku Electric Power jurisdiction, the warning was canceled after 11:00 last night because it was expected that sufficient supply capacity could be secured on the 22nd.
The government will continue to call for efficient use of electricity.
6 thermal power plants shut down Expected to take time to recover
Thermal power plants that have stopped operating within the jurisdiction of TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power.
A total of 6 aircraft have been shut down due to the effects of the earthquakes that observed shaking with a seismic intensity of 6 or higher in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, and it is expected that recovery will take some time.
Unit 6 of JERA's Hirono Thermal Power Station, which sends power to the TEPCO jurisdiction, has an output of 600,000 kW.
According to the company, the electrical equipment is broken and it is expected that it will take about a month to recover.
In addition, the first unit of the Soma Kyodo Thermal Power Station, which sends power to the jurisdiction of TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power, has an output of 1 million kW.
The equipment for landing coal has broken, and there is no prospect of recovery.
On the other hand, Tohoku Electric Power's Haramachi Thermal Power Station Unit 1 has an output of 1 million kW, and restoration is expected around the beginning of May.
In addition, the first unit of the No. 3 series of Tohoku Electric Power and Shin-Sendai Thermal Power Station has an output of 523,000 kW, and is expected to be restored around the beginning of next month.