OREANDA-NEWS. Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. for the month of November 2014 came to about 1,178.043 million m3, up 5.4% to that in November 2013.

In the residential sector, volume totaled 250.244 million m3, down 1.5% from November 2013, due to higher average temperature, leading to the increased demand for water-heating and air-conditioning.

In the business sector (consisting of commercial, public, and medical use), volume totaled 175.057 million m3, down 2.0% from November 2013, due to higher average temperature, leading to the decreased demand for water-heating and air-conditioning.

In the industrial sector, volume totaled 553.506 million m3, up 13.9% from November 2013, due to the increased demand for power generation.

Volume for wholesale supply to other gas companies totaled 199.237 million m3, up 0.4% from November 2013, due to the increased demand of the other companies.