In order to continue to "in principle avoidance" of planned blackouts, we 
will continue our efforts to maintain supply capacity and request for 
conserving electricity. Today, we have reviewed the demand outlook after 
July 23 and will announce as follows.


We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused, and appreciate your 
corporation to save power usage.

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* Maximum peak load for the last summer was recorded 59.99 GW (July 23rd).
Estimated peak demand of 55 GW for this summer is 5GW lower than that of 
least year. This incorporates the saving of electricity from "Outline of 
Countermeasures for Power Supply and Demand during summertime" and 
restoration from decrease of production due to the quake. 

* We would like to supply maximum of 1.4GW to Tohoku Electric Power Company 
by thoroughly implementing both supply and demand countermeasures in order 
to support balance of demand and supply in the Tohoku area, which suffered 
severe damage from the quake. The supply capacity in this regard will be 
55.8GW at the end of July, and 54.7GW at the end of August.
Furthermore, in case that the tight supply-demand balance in the 60-Hz 
region eases, we continue to ask the utilities there to provide power to 
our service area up to its maximum capacity (1,000 MW). 

* Pumped Storage Hydro of 7,000MW is incorporated in this outlook. In case 
of severe demand and supply balance conditions, storage amount of upper dam 
and demand trend at that moment will be taken in account and Pumped Storage 
Hydro capacity will be carefully examined and reflected to the total supply 
capacity.