Japan's Tokyo area is expected to sustain a tight supply-demand situation for electricity this summer, according to projections made by the government.

根据政府的预测，日本东京地区今年夏天预计将维持电力供需紧张的局面。

According to the latest estimates released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the reserve power supply capacity ratio in the metropolitan area might hit the lowest level for maintaining stable supply by falling to 3 percent, if the region served by Tokyo Electric Power Company experiences excessive heat on a once-in-a-decade scale in July.

据经济产业省的最新预测，如果7月份东京电力公司服务的地区遭遇10年罕见的高温，首都圈的备用电力供应能力比率将下降到3%，可能会达到维持稳定供应的最低水平。

Even if such severe weather persists, utilities in other locations are anticipated to have power supply reserves of greater than 3 percent, the forecast showed.

预测显示，即使这种恶劣天气持续下去，其他地区的电力供应储备预计也将超过3%。

The estimates, based on the supply plans of electrical service providers, expected the reserve capacity rate to improve to 3.9 percent in the Tokyo area in August and stand at 4.6 percent in January 2024 for the region as well as northern parts of Japan including Hokkaido.

根据电力服务提供商的供应计划，预计8月份东京地区的储备能力率将提高到3.9%，2024年1月该地区以及包括北海道在内的日本北部地区的储备能力率将提高到4.6%。

Amid power crunch concerns, the Japanese government asked Japanese residents and businesses to conserve electricity in July of last year.

由于担心电力短缺，日本政府于去年7月要求日本居民和企业节约用电。

The request was made to avoid a power shortage for the first time since fiscal 2015, when all of the nation's nuclear reactors were shut down in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster brought on by a powerful earthquake and tsunami in 2011.

提出这一要求是为了避免2015财年以来的首次电力短缺。2011年，一场强烈的地震和海啸引发了福岛核电站灾难，导致日本所有核反应堆关闭。

A similar request was issued for this winter until Friday, with the government encouraging residents to lower their thermostat settings and switch off lights when not in use.

今冬直到周五，政府也发布过类似的要求，鼓励居民降低恒温器的设置，并在不使用时关灯。

To ensure a stable power supply, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed his government to speed up efforts to restart nuclear reactors that face stringent safety standards implemented after the 2011 disaster, local media reports showed.

据当地媒体报道，为确保稳定的电力供应，日本首相岸田文雄（Fumio Kishida）已指示政府，加快重启面临2011年灾难后实施的严格安全标准的核反应堆。