Installed a power supply car at an elementary school that continues to be out of power. To resume class.

At the elementary school in Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, where power outages continue due to the typhoon No. 15, we decided to secure power with the power supply car of the electric power company and resume classes at the end of consecutive holidays, and the restoration work was carried out on the 15th It was.

In Yachimata City, Chiba, power failures continue in a wide area of ​​the city, and restoration is expected to take until 27th of this month in most areas.

The city asked TEPCO to install a power car at these schools, as there were still blackouts at three elementary schools in the city and there was a risk that classes could not be resumed on the 17th after the holidays.

Among them, a power supply car arranged by TEPCO arrived at Kawakami Elementary School in the Otani Ryu district of Yachimata City on the 15th, and the restoration work was carried out. The workers worked to connect the power supply car to the electric wires in the school, and when the work was completed, the teachers and city staff turned on the electricity in the classroom and confirmed that it was working properly.

Depending on the school, the power supply car will be able to use the air conditioner in addition to the lighting in the school.

Eri Kamada, head of Kawakami Elementary School, said, “It's not a full-fledged restoration, but I am relieved that it will be possible to resume classes as usual from the beginning of the week.”