Kajiyama Keizai phase Blackout due to typhoon "Aiming for recovery within 9 days" September 8 13:14
Regarding the power outage that occurred mainly in Kyushu due to the effect of Typhoon No. 10, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama indicated that it would be resolved in most areas within 9 days, and will continue to respond with the aim of recovering as soon as possible. Was shown.
According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, this typhoon No. 10 caused power outages in a maximum of approximately 530,000 units, mainly in Kyushu, and as of 11:00 a.m. on August 8, there were more than 70,000 power outages in Kagoshima and Nagasaki prefectures. I am.
Regarding this, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kajiyama said, "We have inflicted a great deal of burden on the residents, but the number of blackouts has decreased due to the hard restoration work of electric power companies and affiliated companies."
After that, regarding future prospects for restoration, "I understand that we aim to reduce the number to 50,000 by the morning of the 9th. In the remaining area, except for parts of the islands and landslides where it is difficult to enter, We aim to recover."
Furthermore, regarding the correspondence between the power company and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry regarding this power outage, Minister Kajiyama said, "We are making an effort to disseminate reliable information and to restore as quickly as possible" We continued to show our thoughts on how to respond.