Kawasaki thermal power station

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Kawasaki thermal power station (川崎火力発電所) is an operating power station of at least 3420-megawatts (MW) in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. It is also known as Kawasaki-2 Tepco.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kawasaki thermal power station Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan 35.512801, 139.762266 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1-1, Unit 1-2, Unit 1-3, Unit 2-1, Unit 2-2, Unit 2-3: 35.512801, 139.762266

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1-1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4] 500[4] combined cycle[4] 2009[4]
Unit 1-2 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[4] 500[4] combined cycle[4] 2008[4]
Unit 1-3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4] 500[4] combined cycle[4] 2007[4]
Unit 2-1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4] 500[4] combined cycle[4] 2013[4]
Unit 2-2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4] 710[4] combined cycle[4] 2016[4]
Unit 2-3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4] 710[4] combined cycle[4] 2016[4]

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1-1 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 1-2 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 1-3 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2-1 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2-2 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2-3 JERA Co Inc [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals[4]
  • Captive industry: Power[4]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20221207042931/https://www.jera.co.jp/english/business/thermal-power/list/kawasaki/. Archived from the original on 07 December 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227114821/https://hjks.jepx.or.jp/hjks/unit. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108214423/https://www.jera.co.jp/static/files/en/corporate/business/thermal-power/list/pdf/kawasaki_2023_en.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210309205810/https://www.jera.co.jp/static/files/english/business/thermal-power/list/pdf/kawasaki_eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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