Heat Wave Pushes Japan Power Demand to Record High in July
Aug 16 - Jiji Press English News Service
Tokyo, Aug. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's electricity demand in July soared to a record high as the searing heat wave pushed up air conditioning demand, an industry group said Monday.
Thanks to high temperatures as well as brisk industrial demand, power demand
showed year-on-year rises at nine utilities, while Okinawa Electric Power Co. ,
which serves the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, became the sole supplier
that reported a drop.
Because the heat wave was particularly strong in the broader Tokyo area,
power demand jumped 23.5 pct at Tokyo Electric Power Co. . Double-digit growth
was also recorded by Kansai Electric Power Co. , up 19.1 pct, Chugoku Electric
Power Co. , up 18.6 pct, and Chubu Electric Power Co. , up 18.4 pct.
The breakdown of power sources showed that output at hydroelectric power
facilities fell 22.7 pct because of water shortages, while output grew 17.3 pct
at thermal power facilities and 50.0 pct at nuclear power facilities due to the
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