Mar 21 (channelnewsasia.com) - Japan's government has issued an electricity supply warning for Tuesday (Mar 22), officials said, citing tightness in the grid following the Mar 16 earthquake that left thousands of homes without power.
The powerful earthquake off the northeast coast on Wednesday killed at least three people and left more than 180 injured. It also cut off electricity and water across the region and briefly plunged parts of Tokyo into darkness.
Power has largely been restored since. However, with temperatures expected to drop on Tuesday, the grid has come under strain, officials from the trade ministry and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (TEPCO) told a briefing.
Usage is expected to exceed the 97 per cent of available power that triggers the warning, which is being issued for the first time, they said.
Source: 日テレNEWS