能登地震による停電、おおむね月内復旧　被害甚大な地域除き―斎藤経産相

　斎藤健経済産業相は２３日の閣議後記者会見で、能登半島地震による停電について「１月中におおむね復旧する見通しだ」と明らかにした。石川県内は地震発生から３週間以上たった２３日昼時点でも約５１００戸で停電が続いているが、土砂崩れで立ち入りが困難な場所や津波で甚大な被害を受けた地域などを除き、解消に向かうとみられる。
　石川県を含む北陸電力管内では一時、４万戸超の停電が発生。同社は他の電力会社の応援を得て復旧を急いでいる。立ち入り困難な場所については、道路の復旧に応じて作業を進める方針。それまでの間の電力供給について、斎藤氏は「自治体の要望を踏まえ、電源車の派遣など現場に寄り添った形で進める」と語った。（2024/01/23-14:53）

Power outages caused by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year's Day are expected to be largely resolved by the end of January, industry minister Ken Saito said Tuesday.
   Some 5,100 households remained without electricity in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa as of midday Tuesday, more than three weeks after the earthquake. Electricity is expected to be restored, except in some areas including those that are difficult to reach due to landslides and that were severely damaged by tsunami.
   After the quake, more than 40,000 households lost electricity at one point in the region covered by Hokuriku Electric Power Co, including Ishikawa.
   Hokuriku Electric is working to restore power supply in affected areas, with support from other electricity companies.
   In difficult-to-reach areas, power restoration work will be conducted as soon as roads are repaired. Until then, power supply vehicles could be dispatched, the minister suggested.