Soma Kyodo power station

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Soma Kyodo power station is a cancelled power station in Shinchi, Soma, Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. It is also known as Shinchi town power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Soma Kyodo power station Shinchi, Soma, Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan 37.875278, 140.921944 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 1000 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Soma Kyodo Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

In 2015 Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) and Chubu Electric Power said they planned a coal-fired power station of 1,000 MW in the town of Shinchi, Sōma District.[1]

In March 2015 Nikkei reported that Soma Kyodo Power, a joint venture in Fukushima Prefecture between TEPCO, Chubu Electric Power, and Tohoku Electric Power, planned on a 1,000 MW power station at a cost of around 200 billion yen.[2]

As of January 2019, there had been no additional news about this project and it appears to have been shelved.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Coal plants in Japan," Kiko Network, updated May 1, 2015
  2. "Tepco likely to buy 2 million kilowatts from outside groups," Nikkei, March 28, 2015

Additional data

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