Wakayama Joint power station

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Wakayama Joint power station (和歌山) is an operating power station of at least 304-megawatts (MW) in Wakayama, Kansai, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Wakayama Joint power station Wakayama, Kansai, Japan 34.2639164, 135.0630713 (approximate)[1]

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] fossil liquids - heavy fuel oil, industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas[3] 156[3] steam turbine[3]
Unit CC1 operating[2][3] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas[3] 148[3] combined cycle[3] 1970[4]

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
Unit 1 Wakayama Kyodo Power Co [100.0%]
Unit CC1 Wakayama Kyodo Power Co [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Wakayama+Japan/@34.2472489135.069190813.56z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x6000b28519bc7e79:0x8fce76d4fd4f71ca!8m2!3d34.2303678!4d135.1707405!16zL20vMGdwNWti. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227114821/https://hjks.jepx.or.jp/hjks/unit. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20230323070451/http://www.wakyoka.co.jp/custom.html. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/wakayama-joint-combined-cycle-power-plant-japan/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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