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(Morning News) The Japanese government warned on Tuesday (March 22) that due to a strong earthquake in the northeast of Japan last Sunday, some power plants were suspended, and it was difficult to cope with the increase in power demand caused by cooling.Large -scale power outage may occur in the surrounding area.
Comprehensive foreign electricity reports, because several thermal power plants after the earthquake were suspended, the power supply was affected, and the Japanese government first issued a tension warning of power supply on Monday (21st) on Monday (21st).
The Japanese authorities called on the public on Tuesday to save electricity, but due to snowfall and extremely cold weather in the capital, the power demand was still strong.Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (Dongdian) warned that according to the current electricity consumption, after 8 pm local time (7 pm Singapore time), 2 million to 3 million households may have power outages.
The Minister of Economy and Industry of Japan said: "We only saved about 1.5 million kilowatts of electricity, which is 2 million to 3.5 million kilowatts less than the target level. If this situation continues, we will have to be like an earthquake.On the same day, a large -scale power outage was implemented to prevent full power outage. "
A magnitude 7.4 strong earthquake occurred on Wednesday (16th) in Northeast Japan.The power station is damaged.
The authorities revealed that six thermal power stations have suspended operations due to damage to the boilers, transformers and turbines.Although some power stations are expected to resume operations by the end of March, other parts may take several months for maintenance.
