Hibikinada Thermal Power Station

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Hibikinada Thermal Power Station (響灘火力発電所) is an operating power station of at least 112-megawatts (MW) in Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan. It is also known as Hibikinada IDI Power Station; Orix Hibikinada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hibikinada Thermal Power Station Wakamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan 33.94, 130.830563 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 33.9403, 130.8217

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 112 unknown 2019 2025 (planned)
Unit 1 announced[1] bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids)[1] 112[1] 2019[1]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Operator
Unit 1 Hibikinada Thermal Power Plant [100.0%]
Unit 1 Daiwa House Group[1] Hibikinada Thermal Power Station CO LTD[1]

Unit-level fuel conversion details:

Unit 1: Announced conversion from coal - unknown, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) to bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) in 2026.

Background

The 112 MW coal-fired power station was proposed by IDI Infrastructure for the city of Kitakyushu. Because of the plant's small size, the EIA was under local assessment. It was submitted in November 2015 and approved in March 2016.[2]

According to the Kiko Network (November 2018), the plant was under construction and scheduled to go into service in February 2019.[3]

Operation began in February 2019.[4]

In April 2023, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. announced that it acquired management rights to plant and would convert the plant from its current coal/biomass co-firing to a 100% biomass-fired power plant. The news release indicated that Daiwa House was aiming to end coal co-firing in the plant by FY2024 and restart operation in April 2026.[5][6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240219015432/https://www.daiwahouse.co.jp/about/release/house/20230417140600.html. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Hibikinada thermal power plant Kiko Network, accessed November 2018
  3. Japan Coal Phase-Out, Kiko Network, November 2018
  4. Japan Coal Phase-Out, Kiko Network, October 2019
  5. Latest status of coal-fired power plants (May 1, 2023), Beyond Coal Japan, May 1, 2023
  6. 「響灘火力発電所」の経営権を取得し、再生可能エネルギーとなるバイオマス専焼発電所へ転換します, Daiwa House, April 17, 2023

Additional data

To access additional data, including interactive maps of the power stations, downloadable datasets, and summary data, please visit the Global Bioenergy Power Tracker and the Global Coal Plant Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.