Tobata power station
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Tobata power station (戸畑発電所) is an operating power station of at least 1455-megawatts (MW) in Tobata, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tobata power station | Tobata, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan | 33.927769, 130.84714 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 2: 33.927769, 130.84714
- Unit 5, Unit 6: 33.9264018, 130.8473912
- Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 33.92675, 130.84764
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | operating | coal - unknown | 156.3 | subcritical | – | 2004 | – |
| Unit 2 | operating[1][2] | coal, blast furnace gas, coke oven gas[1][1] | 156[1][2] | steam turbine[1] | not found | 1971[1] | – |
| Unit 3 | operating[1][2] | liquefied natural gas, blast furnace gas, coke oven gas[1][1] | 250[1][2] | steam turbine[1] | not found | 1972[1] | – |
| Unit 4 | operating[1][2] | liquefied natural gas, blast furnace gas, coke oven gas[1][1] | 375[1][2] | steam turbine[1] | not found | 1978[1] | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - unknown | 110 | subcritical | – | 2010 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating[1][2] | coal, liquefied natural gas[1][1] | 110[1][2] | steam turbine[1] | not found | 2010[1] | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - unknown | 149 | subcritical | – | 1999 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating[1][2] | coal, coke oven gas[1][1] | 149[1][2] | steam turbine[1] | not found | 1999[1] | – |
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 | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 2 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Company, Inc.[1] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel [50.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Company, Inc.[1] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel [50.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Company, Inc.[1] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel [50.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 5 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Company, Inc.[1] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel [50.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100.0%] | – |
| Unit 6 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Company, Inc.[1] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel [50.0%] |
Background
The plant is jointly owned by Kyushu Electric Power, Nippon Steel, and Sumitomo Metal.[3]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119200116/http://www.tobata-kyoka.co.jp/040setubigaiyo/setubigaiyou.htm. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20221203044049/https://hjks.jepx.or.jp/hjks/unit. Archived from the original on 03 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Tobata Joint Thermal Power Plant, Tobata-Kyoka, accessed May 2019
Additional data
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