Mizushima power plant

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Mizushima power plant (水島発電所) is an operating power station of at least 625-megawatts (MW) in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mizushima power plant Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan 34.507991, 133.746249 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 3: 34.507991, 133.746249

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4][5] 285[2] combined cycle[6] 2009[6]
Unit 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4][5] 340[2] steam turbine[6] 2006[6]

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 Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 3 Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230127054028/https://www.energia.co.jp/office/index3.html. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120031505/https://www.energia.co.jp/area/okayama/entry/309.html. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220410070702/https://www.energia.co.jp/area/okayama/entry/309.html. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221010005339/https://www.energia.co.jp/e/business/int_business/skills/thermal-pg.html. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20160828031122/http://www.energia.co.jp/press/09/p090408-1.pdf (PDF). {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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