Tsuruga power station

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Tsuruga power station (敦賀発電所) is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Tsuruga, Fukui, Chūbu, Japan. It is also known as Tsuruga Hokuriku power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tsuruga power station Tsuruga, Fukui, Chūbu, Japan 35.6724, 136.08154 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 35.6724, 136.08154

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - bituminous 500 supercritical 1991
Unit 2 operating coal - bituminous, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 700 ultra-supercritical 2000

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Hokuriku Electric Power Co [100.0%]
Unit 2 Hokuriku Electric Power Co [100.0%]

Background

The Tsuruga power station is a 1,200MW coal-fired plant in Tsuruga City, Fukui, Japan. The station is owned by Hokuriku Power Company.[1] Unit 1 (500MW) was commissioned in 1991 and Unit 2 (700MW) was commissioned in 2000.[2]

Unit 2 of the power station co-fires woody biomass.[3]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Principal Thermal Power Plants (1,000MW or greater)," Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, archived February 28, 2010
  2. List of existing coal plants, Kiko Network, accessed Dec. 2017
  3. "Japan's Hokuriku mulls black pellets for biomass use," Argus Media, January 6, 2021

Additional data

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