OREANDA-NEWS. March 21, 2011. Due to the power supply-demand balance, TEPCO has been implementing rolling  blackout since Monday, March 14. We sincerely regret causing anxiety and  inconvenience to our customers and the society.  We appreciate your  cooperation in conserving electricity consumption.

As for customers who will be subject to rolling blackout, please be  prepared for the announced blackout periods. Also as for customers who are  not subject to blackouts, we would appreciate your continuous cooperation  in reducing electricity usage by turning off unnecessary lightings and electrical appliances.

Ѓ›Implementation plan of rolling blackout on Sunday, March 20 Regional blocks are not scheduled on March 20th considering today's  electricity supply-demand.

Ѓ›Implementation plan of rolling blackout from Monday, March 21st to 26th, Saturday Please refer to the appendix for details.

ЃњStarting and ending time of blackout periods may slightly differ.
ЃњDepending on the supply-demand balance of the day, planned blackouts may    not be carried out. Moreover, in case the electricity supply-demand  balance becomes tighter than expected, we will reconsider the rolling blackout plan and inform you accordingly before we implement the revised plan.
ЃњA blackout may occur in the adjacent areas where the planned blackouts are  carried out.

[Others]
ЃњIn order to prevent fire, please make sure to switch off electric appliances such as hair driers when you leaving home.
ЃњPlease pay attention to the traffic at the crossings in case the traffic light may suddenly turn off.

[Improvement in implementing planned blackouts]
ЃњIn principle, we will implement the planned blackout based on the current  plan. However, we do realize that there is room for improvement.
Therefore, we will continue to consider and improve implementation plans  from the customers' point of view.