The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has decided to issue a new warning in order to promptly inform companies and households of the possibility of tight electricity supply and demand.
In March, the TEPCO and Tohoku Electric Power jurisdiction issued the "electric power supply and demand tight warning" for the first time. It was pointed out that the efforts to save electricity were delayed.
In response to this situation, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has put together a policy to widely call for the situation of electricity supply and demand by issuing a new warning if the reserve margin of electricity is expected to fall below 5% at the stage of the previous day. I did.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, if it is expected that the reserve capacity / reserve ratio for supply to the peak electricity demand will be less than 3%, the timing of issuing the warning, which was previously set at 6 pm the day before, is 2 We have decided to move ahead of time to 4:00 pm and call attention at the stage two days before.
Within the jurisdiction of TEPCO, assuming the severe heat and cold once every 10 years, the supply and demand of electric power is expected to be severe, and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has significantly fallen below the reserve ratio of 3% required for stable supply in winter. In that case, it is necessary to prepare for rolling blackouts just in case.