UBE Industries power station

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UBE Industries power station (宇部興産発電所) is an operating power station of at least 145-megawatts (MW) in Kogushi Ube Chemical Factory, Ube, Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
UBE Industries power station Kogushi Ube Chemical Factory, Ube, Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan 33.949494, 131.233604 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 5: 33.949494, 131.233604

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 5 operating coal - unknown 145 subcritical 1982

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 5 UBE Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

The plant's 145-MW coal-fired unit was commissioned in 1982 and is used to power UBE's chemical factory in Kogushi.[1]

Japan Beyond Coal's data refers to the capacity as:[2]

  • 宇部興産発電所 (Ube Industries Power Station): 145 MW (1982)


The power station is related to, but not to be confused with, UBE Power Center power station.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Ube #5 in-house power generation, Kiko Network, accessed November 2019
  2. Map & Data, Japan Beyond Coal, accessed January 2022

Additional data

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