Soma Core power station

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Soma Core power station (相馬中核工業団地(東地区)) is a cancelled power station in Soma, Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. It is also known as Soma Core Industrial Area power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Soma Core power station Soma, Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan 37.831844, 140.940642 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
cancelled coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) 112 subcritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
Soma Kyodo Power Co Ltd [100%] Chubu Electric Power Co Inc; Tokyo Electric Power Co

Background

According to the project EIA, a private joint development company in the city of Soma was planning to develop a 112 MW coal- and biomass-fired plant for the Soma core industrial park.[1][2] Construction was planned for August 2015, and operations by March 2018.[3] 

In February 2019, Soma Kyodo announced that the coal-fired was cancelled and that a biomass-fired plant might be developed instead by Nippon Energy Patners.[4][5][6]

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