Tokyo Faces Tight Power Supply on Scorching Heat, Outages.

Tokyo is facing a tight power supply due to hotter-than-normal summer temperatures, prompting the city's utility to urge consumers to use electricity efficiently. The day-ahead spot price for electricity in Tokyo reached its highest level since February 2023. Unplanned maintenance and a decrease in available power generation have also contributed to the tight power supply. Japanese authorities have assured that there is enough capacity for this season, but pleas for power conservation have become common during peak demand periods. [Extracted from the article]