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, Kantō, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hitachinaka power station Tokai, Ibaraki, Kantō, Japan 36.4368, 140.6138 (exact)

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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 Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2003
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous 1000 ultra-supercritical 2013

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]

Background

The power station is owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company.[1]

Construction of the first unit (1,000 MW) began in July 1999 and was commissioned in December 2003.[2][3]

The commercial operation of Unit 2 of Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station (1,000 MW) commenced Dec 18, 2013.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Hitachinaka Coal Power Station", Global Energy Observatory, accessed April 2013.
  4. "Commercial Operation Commencement of Unit 2 of Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station," TEPCO press release, Dec 18, 2013.

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