Based on a halt of the power plant in Hokkaido due to an earthquake early Monday, the government revealed that it is considering planned blackouts in the province. It is said that the blackout will set the region and time in advance, and if the supply and demand becomes severe it will be on the 10th day of the week. If implemented, it will have been held in the metropolitan area in March 2011 immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The power outage due to the earthquake temporarily spilled 2.95 million units in almost all of Hokkaido. The government said the power outage can be substantially eliminated once in the weekend, due to the re-operation of old power plants. However, it is difficult to cover the peak, requesting citizens and companies about 10% of electricity savings from the 8th. Electricity saving demands with numerical targets have been made since the Kita Denko in the winter of 2001.
Factories and enterprises are in full swing Moving demand may increase, the electricity savings do not go well, or if the power plant breaks down, there is a possibility that the planned blackout will be taken. Assume about 2 hours once, prepare.
Healthy Economy, and Trade Minister Hiroshi Sei, "I want to avoid planned blackouts as much as possible, so I would like the citizens to ask for their cooperation for maximum energy saving again."
According to the Hokkaido agency, there were 2.18 million units that the blackout went through by 10 pm on July 7. It accounts for more than 70% of the 2.95 million units temporarily out of power.