Damage to Facilities caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Heavy Rain in Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures and Recovery Situation

Abstract

Two natural disasters, the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011 and Heavy Rain in Niigata and Fukushima Prefectures in July of the same year, inflicted enormous damage on Tohoku Electric Power Company's electric facilities and disturbed power supply. Although some facilities have completely recovered from the damage, the rest in catastrophically affected areas is still in the midst of recovery efforts. This paper presents damage to facilities caused by the natural disasters and recovery situation.