Itoigawa power station

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Itoigawa power station (糸魚川発電所) is an operating power station of at least 149-megawatts (MW) in Itoigawa, Niigata, Chūbu, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Itoigawa power station	Itoigawa, Niigata, Chūbu, Japan	37.015262, 137.791039 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 37.015262, 137.791039

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	Operating	coal: bituminous, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids)	149	CFB	2001

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Itoigawa Power Inc [100%]	eRex Co Ltd [64.0%]; Taiheiyo Cement Corp [36.0%]

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Background

Itoigawa power station is a coal-fired power station in Chūbu Prefecture, Japan. The power station co-fires wood.

The power station was the first use of a CFB boiler by an independent power producer in Japan.

In August 2022, J-POWER transferred its shares in Itoigawa Power to erex Co., Ltd.

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