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)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• ': 39.268586, 141.876928

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Operating	coal: unknown	149	subcritical	2000

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner	Parent
Nippon Steel Corp [100%]	Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Machinery

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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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