Shin Kokura thermal power station

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Shin Kokura thermal power station (新小倉発電所) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Shin Kokura thermal power station Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan 33.906636, 130.859892 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 33.906636, 130.859892

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4][5] 600[4][5] steam turbine[6] 1978[7]
Unit 4 retired[8][2] fossil gas - LNG[4][5] 600[4][5] steam turbine[6] 1979[7] 2022[8]
Unit 5 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[4][5] 600[4][5] steam turbine[6] 1983[7]

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 3 Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc (九電) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc (九電) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc (九電) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315025925/https://www.japan-kyushu-tourist.com/kyushu-electric-power/. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108214140/https://www.kyuden.co.jp/var/rev0/0467/5082/en_integratedreport_2023_b.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210309213153/https://www.kyuden.co.jp/var/rev0/0220/1460/f24tslnz.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221005165827/https://www.kyuden.co.jp/library/pdf/en/ir/integratedreport/2021/en_integratedreport_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/shin-kokura-thermal-power-station-japan/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20220525223852/https://www.kyuden.co.jp/effort_thirmal_k_hatsuden_k_shinkokura.html. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://www.kyuden.co.jp/library/pdf/en/ir/integratedreport/2022/en_integratedreport_2022.pdf?viewForce=1&_previewDate_=null&revision=0. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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