Kakowaga Works power station

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Kakowaga Works power station is a 600-megawatt (MW) operating power station in Kakowaga, Kakowaga, Japan, fueled by blast furnace gas and gas.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level details for Kakowaga Works power station

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP[1] Start year Retired year
1 operating[2] blast furnace gas, gas[2][3] 300 MW combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2011[2]
2 operating[2] blast furnace gas, gas[2][3] 300 MW combined cycle[2] yes[2] 2014[2]

Table 2: Unit-level ownership details for Kakowaga Works power station

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Kobe Steel Ltd[100.0%][2] Kobe Steel Ltd[100.0%][2]
2 Kobe Steel Ltd[100.0%][2] Kobe Steel Ltd[100.0%][2]

Plant-level captive use details for Kakowaga Works power station power station

  • Captive use: Power[2]
  • Captive Industry: Iron & steel[2]

Location

Table 3: Plant-level location details for Kakowaga Works power station

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kakowaga Works power station Kakowaga, Kakowaga, Japan 34.7151, 134.8266 (exact)[4]

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References

  1. CHP = Combined Heat and Power
  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 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 "Japan's Kobe Steel to install second GTCC unit". Reuters. November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20150721054256/http://www.kobelco.co.jp:80/english/releases/2014/1189422_13891.html. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Japan,+%E3%80%92675-0137+Hyogo,+Kakogawa,+Kanazawach%C5%8D,+%E7%A5%9E%E6%88%B8%E8%A3%BD%E9%8B%BC%E5%8A%A0%E5%8F%A4%E5%B7%9D%E8%A3%BD%E9%89%84%E6%89%80/@34.7152553,134.8244168,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3554d98ea4d6672f:0xc44862d71aa7448d!8m2!3d34.7152553!4d134.8266055. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)