Hitachinaka power station
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Hitachinaka power station (常陸那珂発電所) is an operating power station of at least 2000-megawatts (MW) in Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Hitachinaka power station | Tokai, Ibaraki, Ibaraki, Japan | 36.4368, 140.6138 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 36.4368, 140.6138
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: bituminous[1] | 1000 | ultra-supercritical | 2003 | False |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: bituminous[1] | 1000 | ultra-supercritical | 2013 | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | JERA Co Inc [100%] | Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [50.0%] |
| Unit 2 | JERA Co Inc [100%] | Chubu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Tokyo Electric Power Co [50.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
Ownership Tree
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Background
The power station is owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company.[2]
Construction of the first unit (1,000 MW) began in July 1999 and was commissioned in December 2003.[3][4]
The commercial operation of Unit 2 of Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station (1,000 MW) commenced Dec 18, 2013.[5]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, "Principal Thermal Power Plants (1,000MW or greater)", Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, accessed August 2009.
- ↑ Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Hideaki Iwamoto, Takao Kaneda and Koichi Shigihara, "Completion of Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit No. 1: 1,000-MW Power Generating Plant of The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.", Hitachi Review, Hitachi, Vol. 53 (2004), No. 3.
- ↑ "Hitachinaka Coal Power Station", Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 2013.
- ↑ "Commercial Operation Commencement of Unit 2 of Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station," TEPCO press release, Dec 18, 2013.
Additional data
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