After the devastating earthquake hit Japan on March 11, 2011, subsiquent tsunami damaged the cooling system of the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant. More than a month passed since that time and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) is still fighting to keep the situation with nuclear reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi from coming down to the worst scenario.
Quite a lot of troubles for the pretty small country’s energy system. First time in the modern history several provinces of Japan including Tokyo have started to experience energy shortages and occasional rolling blackouts. TEPCO now asking the citizens of Japan for help in a way of the power saving. Various businesses are also hoping for their customers’ understanding and patience since the power shortages affecting everyone in the North-Eastern part of Japan.