Since the devastating earthquake in Japan, the country have been dreading a major energy shortage in the north-east of the country since the region's power generation capacity was damaged by the quake and tsunami. The Tokyo regional power company, TEPCO, have been working flat out to try to avoid continuous blackouts. From all the work put in they have been able to bring online power plants than initially anticipated. The energy demand in the area is estimated to peak at 55GW (gigawatt), from this the expected shortfall was 8GW but further analysis has reduced this figure to just 3GW.
Japan is known worldwide for having the most enegy-efficient economy in the world. compared to China, their energy consumption is eight times less. Many Japanese companies and residents have been taking voluntary measures to conserve electricity, which is in short supply since the Fukushima plant and several thermal energy plants were shut down by the tsunami. These steps have helped Japan to cope throughout their major ordeal. TEPCO workers have been selfless to help the wellbeing of their country in more ways than one. all their workers have agreed to take a 25% pay cut. They have also made it their main priority to remove the water from its reactor buildings following a sharp rise in the intensity of radioactive substances in the water in the turbine building.
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