On September 9, 2019, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO), headquartered in Tokyo, announced the status of equipment damage and power losses within its service area that were caused by Typhoon #15.

The Typhoon #15 caused power losses in approximately 934,900 households in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, mostly in Chiba, Kanagawa, and Ibaraki Prefectures. As of 11:30 AM of September 9, approximately 858,800 homes within the TEPCO Power Grid service area were without power. In addition, two steel towers that were close to Kimitsu City in Chiba Prefecture had collapsed. [1] TEPCO has received support for the repair work from Tohoku Electric Power (Headquarters: Miyagi Prefecture), Hokuriku Power Electric (Headquarters: Toyama Prefecture) and Chubu Electric Power (Headquarters: Aichi Prefecture)*.

As of September 18, repair work was still continuing in some towns and cities in Chiba Prefecture. TEPCO is assisting the local governments’ repair work by providing them with equipment, including portable generators, rechargers, mobile phone rechargers, LED lamps, electric vehicles, and power supply equipment.[2],[3]

*According to JEPIC-USA, as of September 18, 2019, nine Japanese utility companies from across Japan, including Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Headquarters: Hokkaido) and Okinawa Electric Power Company (Headquarters: Okinawa Prefecture), dispatched their repair workers and vehicle-mounted electricity generators to the TEPCO Power Grid service area.

[1] http://www.tepco.co.jp/press/release/2019/1517227_8709.html

[2] http://www.tepco.co.jp/press/news/2019/1517631_8967.html

[3] http://www.tepco.co.jp/press/release/2019/1517587_8709.html