Tosa power station

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Tosa power station (土佐発電所) is an operating power station of at least 167-megawatts (MW) in Taiheiyo Kochi cement plant, Kochi, Shikoku, Japan. It is also known as Taiheyo Cement Power Plant No. 3.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tosa power station Taiheiyo Kochi cement plant, Kochi, Kochi, Shikoku, Japan 33.534087, 133.557483 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 33.534087, 133.557483

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 167 subcritical 2005

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Tosa Power Inc [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): cement & building
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

The power station is owned by Tosa Power and is located in Kōchi, Kōchi, Shikoku Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] This project is separate from the retired Tosa Works power station (coal), which may now operate biomass.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Map & Data, Japan Beyond Coal, accessed in 2021
  2. Japan's Tosa power to restart coal-fired unit Friday, Reuters, June 11, 2012

Additional data

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