China News Service, March 22. According to a report by the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), affected by the earthquake off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture on the 16th, some power plants in Japan have not resumed operation after being damaged. In addition to the weather, Japan's power supply is tense. .
On the 21st, the Japanese government issued the "power supply shortage alert" for the first time.
On the evening of March 16, local time, two strong earthquakes occurred in the waters off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, and large-scale power outages were felt strongly in many places.
The picture shows local time on March 17. After the earthquake, houses in Toshima Ward, Tokyo were plunged into power outages.
According to the report, affected by the earthquake off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture on the 16th, the No. 6 unit of the "Hirono Thermal Power Plant" located in the prefecture was damaged and has still stopped operating.
In addition, due to the drop in temperature in the Kanto region of Japan on the 22nd, the demand for electricity has increased. The Japanese government calls on users in the Dongdian jurisdiction to save electricity from 8:00 to 23:00 local time on the 22nd.
On the evening of the 21st local time, due to the Japanese government's expectation, the power supply surplus of 1 capital and 8 prefectures including Tokyo Metropolitan area, that is, the "power reserve rate", may be significantly lower than the minimum level to maintain a stable power supply.
Once the power supply cannot be ensured, it may lead to large-scale power outages.
To this end, the Japanese government issued a "power supply shortage alert".
According to reports, this is the first time the Japanese government has issued such an alert.