Himeji Natural Gas power station

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Himeji Natural Gas power station is a power station under construction in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Himeji Natural Gas power station Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan 34.81542, 134.68555 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit CC 1 construction[2][3][4] liquefied natural gas[2] 622.6[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2026[2][3]
Unit CC 2 construction[2][3][4] liquefied natural gas[2] 622.6[2] combined cycle[2] not found 2026[2][3]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit CC 1 Himeji Natural Gas Power Generation Co[2] Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. [100.0%]
Unit CC 2 Himeji Natural Gas Power Generation Co[2] Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. [100.0%]

Background

In September 2019, Osaka Gas announced its decision to invest in two 622 MW gas turbine combined cycle power generation units. [5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/34%C2%B048'55.5%22N+134%C2%B041'08.0%22E/@34.8154176134.683356917z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x370ac5283227edfc!8m2!3d34.8154176!4d134.6855509. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20211019044555/https://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/whatsnew/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2019/10/04/190926.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://webmagazine.dnv.co.jp/assets/images/sus_list/data/sus_finance_list_/pdfreport_e/60.Osaka%20Gas%20Co.%20Ltd.(2).pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240120030950/https://www.osakagas.co.jp/en/whatsnew/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2023/05/17/230510.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Investment Decision on the Power Generation Business in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture Osaka Gas, Sept. 26, 2019.

Additional data

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