Isogo power station

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Isogo power station (磯子発電所, Shin Isogo power station) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Isogo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kantō, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Isogo power station	Isogo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kantō, Japan	35.402755, 139.642852 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 35.402755, 139.642852

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	600	ultra-supercritical	2002	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	600	ultra-supercritical	2009	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]

Financing

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Background

The Isogo power station is owned and operated by J-POWER, the trading name for the Electric Power Development Co. It comprises two 600MW units: the New No 1 was commissioned in March 2002, and New No 2 commissioned in 2009. Coal is imported.

Showcasing coal to other nations

The plant is being used to promote "high-efficiency, low-emissions" or HELE technology to Australia as a "stop-gap" measure as it transitions away from traditional, dirtier methods of burning coal. But "not only do HELE coal stations emit too much carbon, they cost too much and they're too unwieldy for a 21st century electricity system," said Olivia Kember, acting chief executive officer of the Climate Institute. "The business case just doesn't stack up, and that's why no power companies in Australia are interested in investing in HELE coal — they know it doesn't make sense."

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Additional data

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