UBE Power Center power station

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UBE Power Center power station (ユービーイーパワーセンター発電所) is an operating power station of at least 216-megawatts (MW) in Kogushi Ube Chemical Factory, Ube, Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan. It is also known as UBE Power Center.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
UBE Power Center power station	Kogushi Ube Chemical Factory, Ube, Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan	33.948907, 131.232574 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 6: 33.948907, 131.232574

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 6	operating	coal - unknown, bioenergy - unknown	216	subcritical	2004	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 6	UBE Power Center [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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

Background

The 216-MW coal-fired and biomass-fired unit was commissioned in 2004 and provides electricity to Chugoku Electric.

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

• ユービーイーパワーセンター発電所 (UBE Power Center): 216 MW (2004)

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

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Additional data

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