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“Electricity supply and demand tight warning” Continued for 28 days within the jurisdiction of TEPCO Government

The government will continue to issue the “Electricity Supply and Demand Tight Warning”, saying that the electricity supply and demand is expected to become severe on the 28^th due to the continued severe heat within the jurisdiction of TEPCO. They are wary of heat stroke and seek to save as much electricity as possible while using air conditioners properly.

As the heat continues to be severe in the Kanto region, the government issued the first “Power Supply and Demand Tight Warning” within the jurisdiction of TEPCO, and on the 27^th, called on household and businesses to save as much electricity as possible.

According to TEPCO, on the 27^th, supply increased due to a decrease in demand, which is thought to be an effect of power saving, and power interchange from other power companies, and the tension was avoided.

The end of the rainy season has been announced in the Kanto region, and severe heat is expected in various parts of the country on the 28^th, so the government will continue to issue a “Electricity Supply and Demand Tight Warning” within the jurisdiction of TEPCO.

From 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, especially from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, they are wary of heat stroke because of the severe demand of electricity supply, and seeking as much power saving as possible while using air conditioners properly.

In response to the difficult situation, JERA, a thermal power generation company invested by TEPCO, will move the thermal power plant in Chiba prefecture, which was scheduled to resume operation on July 1^st this Friday.

According to TEPCO electricity demand is expected to reach a high level, which is rare for this period, on June 28^th as the historic heat continues.

It is likely that severe power supply and demand will continue while keeping an eye on changes in temperature, as demand will increase by about 1.5 million kilowatts even if the temperature rises once more that the power company expected.

In addition, on June 29^th, the reserve rate, which indicates the surplus power supply capacity within the jurisdiction of Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Tohoku Electric Power Company, and Tokyo Electric Power Company, may fall below 5%.

Company are urging homes and businesses to prepare for power savings toward June 29^th.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20220628/k10013691511000.html