Misumi power station
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Misumi power station (三隅発電所) is an operating power station of at least 2000-megawatts (MW) in Misumi, Hamada, Shimane, Chūgoku, Japan. It is also known as Misumi No.2 (Unit 2).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Misumi power station | Misumi, Hamada, Shimane, Chūgoku, Japan | 34.780789, 131.921768 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 34.780789, 131.921768
- Unit 2: 34.7797, 131.9215
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | operating | coal - bituminous | 1000 | ultra-supercritical | 1998 | – |
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - unknown, bioenergy - unknown | 1000 | ultra-supercritical | 2022 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%] |
Background
The 2,000 MW coal-fired power station is owned by Chugoku Power Company. Unit 1 began operating in 1998.[1] It was the first power station in Japan that applied 600℃-level ultra-supercritical (USC) pressure.[2]
Description of Expansion
Chugoko plans to construct a new 400 MW unit at the station,[3][4] later expanded to 1,000 MW. The EIA process has been completed.[5]
In February 2015 Chugoku Electric Power Company said it planned to begin construction in 2018, and start operation in 2022.[6]
A June 2022 announcement stated that Unit 2 started trail operations in March 2022 and was slated to come online in November 2022.[7]
In November 2022, Unit 2 entered commercial operation. The unit would co-fire with around 10% biomass.[8]
Environmental Impact
In January 2018 Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa expressed concern that building the Misumi expansion would further undermine Japan's attempts to meet its carbon emission reduction goals.[9] However, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, "The Environment Ministry had previously offered its nonbinding opinion on five proposals for coal-fired plants, saying the projects were unacceptable -- a harder line than it took with the more recent Misumi proposal. Only one of the five ended up being scrapped."[9]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, "Principal Thermal Power Plants (1,000MW or greater)", Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, accessed August 2009.
- ↑ "Thermal Power Generation," Chugoku Electric Power Company, accessed January 2022
- ↑ "Japan hot on coal as 5,400 MW of new projects are in the pipeline," Power Insider, October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Construction plans for Japan's coal power stations," Reuters, Dec 11, 2014
- ↑ "Misumi No.2 / Chugoku Electric Power / Hamada city, Shimane pref.," Kiko Network, accessed Nov 26, 2015
- ↑ "三隅発電所2号機建設計画の変更に関する申し入れについて," Chugoku Electric Power Company, Feb 27, 2015
- ↑ "Message from Top Management: To Our Stockholders and Investors," Chugoku Electric Power Company, June 2022
- ↑ "三隅発電所２号機の営業運転開始について," Chugoku Electric Power Company, November 1, 2022
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Japan falling behind peers on shift away from coal, Nikkei Asian Review, Jan. 13, 2018
Additional data
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