Kamaishi Works power station

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Kamaishi Works power station (日本製鉄 釜石製鐵所) is an operating power station of at least 149-megawatts (MW) in Nippon Steel Kamaishi plant, Kamaishi, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan. It is also known as Nippon Steel (NSC) Kamaishi Works.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kamaishi Works power station	Nippon Steel Kamaishi plant, Kamaishi, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan	39.268586, 141.876928 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1: 39.268586, 141.876928

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - unknown	149	subcritical	2000	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): machinery
• Captive industry: Power

Background

The Kamaishi Works power station, also known as Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Co. Kamaishi, is a 149 MW coal-fired power station owned by Nippon Steel Corp.

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Additional data

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