Sapporo 札幌. Japan
Japan's industry ministry says people in quake-hit Hokkaido were using less electricity on Monday morning than the day before the disaster, but they need to try harder to meet a power-saving target of 20 percent.
The ministry says electricity usage from 11:00 to 11:59 AM in areas serviced by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company was 13.7 percent lower than at the same time last Wednesday -- the day before the earthquake.
The prefecture's largest thermal power plant was damaged by the quake. The utility says repairs will take several days.
Sapporo 札幌. Japan
Japan's industry ministry says people in quake-hit Hokkaido were using less electricity on Monday morning than the day before the disaster, but they need to try harder to meet a power-saving target of 20 percent.
The ministry says electricity usage from 11:00 to 11:59 AM in areas serviced by the Hokkaido Electric Power Company was 13.7 percent lower than at the same time last Wednesday -- the day before the earthquake.
The prefecture's largest thermal power plant was damaged by the quake. The utility says repairs will take several days.