Takehara power station

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Takehara power station (竹原発電所) is an operating power station of at least 1300-megawatts (MW) in Takehara, Hiroshima, Chūgoku, Japan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Takehara New No.1 (New Unit 1).

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Takehara power station Takehara, Hiroshima, Chūgoku, Japan 34.3373, 132.9572 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • New Unit 1, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 34.3373, 132.9572

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
New Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous, bioenergy - unknown 600 ultra-supercritical 2020
Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous, bioenergy - unknown 250 subcritical 1967 2018
Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous, bioenergy - unknown 350 subcritical 1974 2019
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 700 supercritical 1983

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
New Unit 1 J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 1 J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 J-POWER Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

The station is owned and operated by J-POWER, the trading name for the Electric Power Development Co. It comprises three units: the 250MW unit no 1 was commissioned in July 1967; the 350MW No 2 was converted from being an oil-fired power station to coal and re-commissioned in June 1995; and the 700MW No 3 which was commissioned in March 1983.[1]

Description of Expansion

J-Power is considering the construction of a new 600 megawatt coal-fired unit. In its planning document J-Power refer to this as 'Takehara New Unit 1' to replace the existing 250 megawatt unit 1 commissioned in 1967. The company has indicated that construction may start in 2015 with a nominal commissioning date of 2020.[2]

Construction began in 2014.[3]

Units 1 and 2 were retired in 2018 and 2019 respectively.[4] New Unit 1 was commissioned on June 30, 2020.[5]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Electric Power Development Co., "Fact Book: 2008", Electric Power Development Co., October 2008, page 15.
  2. Electric Power Development Company, "Outline of Fiscal 2013 Electric Power Supply Plan", Electric Power Development Company website, March 29, 2013, page 2.
  3. "Takehara," (Japanese), accessed July 2014.
  4. "Takehara Thermal Power Plant New Unit No.1 Commenced Commercial Operation," Electric Power Development Co., Ltd., June 2020
  5. Jパワー竹原火力新1号が営業運転開始/バイオマス10%混焼へ, deknishimbun.com, Jul. 1, 2020

Additional data

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