Niigata East Port power station

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Niigata East Port power station (新潟東港バイオマス発電所) is an operating power station of at least 50-megawatts (MW) in Kitakanbara County, Niigata, Japan. It is also known as Niigatahigashikobaiomasu Power Station, Niigata East Port.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Niigata East Port power station Kitakanbara County, Niigata, Japan 37.9804, 139.2502 (exact)[1][2]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1: 37.9804, 139.2502

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Start year Emergency/Backup
1 Operating[3] bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids), bioenergy: agricultural waste (solids)[4][5] 50[5] 2024[3] no

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
1 Tohoku Electric Power[2] Niigata Toko Biomass Power Generation LLC [100%][4] Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Equis Development Pte Ltd [25.0%]; Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board [25.0%]

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Financing

| Tohoku Electric Power CO INC[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ https://goo.gl/maps/KtfTghuJzvar5T86A. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221206215447/https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/equis-secures-financing-for-biomass-power-plant-in-japan/. Archived from the original on 2022-12-06. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Renewable Energy Business Plan Certification Information". 2025-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2025-12-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.nikoukei.co.jp/news/detail/459439. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221207174311/https://biomassmagazine.com/articles/18275/construction-on-50-mw-biomass-plant-in-japan-to-begin-in-may-2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/equis-secures-financing-for-biomass-power-plant-in-japan/. Archived from the original on December 06, 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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