The massive blackout that hit Hokkaido following a powerful earthquake last week, occurred even though an emergency electricity interchange system briefly worked shortly after the jolt, an industry body and other sources said Wednesday.Despite the power supply from other utility firms, Hokkaido Electric Power Co. failed to adjust the balance between electricity supply and demand for unknown reasons, leading to automatic shutdowns to avoid equipment failure.According to the Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators, a transmission plant connecting Hokkaido and Ao…READ FULL ARTICLE
