The government held a ministerial meeting for the first time in five years to prepare for the tight supply and demand of electricity this summer.
Although we do not require households and businesses to save electricity with numerical targets, we called on energy conservation measures as much as possible and the establishment of an emergency contact system for industry and local governments.
Assuming the severe heat of once every 10 years, the reserve margin required for stable supply in each of the Tohoku, Tokyo, and Chubu power jurisdictions is expected to be extremely severe at 3.1% this summer.
In light of these circumstances, the government held a ministerial meeting on the 7th for the first time in five years to prepare for the tight supply and demand of electricity.
As a countermeasure, we will urge electric power companies to restart thermal power plants that are out of service and to procure additional fuel such as LNG = liquefied natural gas.
It also includes the maximum operation of power sources using renewable energy and the maximum utilization of safe nuclear power generation.
In addition, although we do not require households and businesses to save electricity with numerical targets, we called on them to take as much energy-saving measures as possible and to establish an emergency contact system for industry and local governments.
In addition, ▼ If there is a possibility that the power supply and demand will be tight, we will set up a new "Power Supply and Demand Tightness Warning" to notify the possibility as soon as possible.
Furthermore, in this winter, the supply and demand of electricity is expected to be the most severe since 2012.
For this reason, based on the law, we are considering a usage restriction order that requires companies to reduce power consumption, and we are also preparing for rolling blackouts just in case.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno "Cooperation for power saving and energy saving as much as possible"
At the meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno confirmed that the power supply and demand situation in this summer and winter is severe due to changes in the energy situation at home and abroad. We will do our utmost to ensure stability and strive to provide easy-to-understand information to the public at the right time. Although we have not set a uniform numerical target for power saving this summer, we will try to save as much power and energy as possible for the people. I would like to ask for your cooperation. "