Buzen power station

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Buzen power station is an operating power station of at least 500-megawatts (MW) in Hachiya, Japan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Buzen power station Hachiya, Japan 33.626077, 131.118713 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • 1, 2: 33.626077, 131.118713

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year
1 Operating[2][3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[4] 500[3] steam turbine[5] not found 1980[5]
2 Retired[3] fossil liquids: heavy fuel oil[4] 500[3] steam turbine[5] not found 1980[5]

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 Parent
1 Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [100%][5] Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
2 Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [100%][5] Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://goo.gl/maps/UvzMDkTsCaLHzXJXA. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240108214140/https://www.kyuden.co.jp/var/rev0/0467/5082/en_integratedreport_2023_b.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 08 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 (PDF) https://www.kyuden.co.jp/library/pdf/en/ir/integratedreport/2022/en_integratedreport_2022.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20221005165827/https://www.kyuden.co.jp/library/pdf/en/ir/integratedreport/2021/en_integratedreport_2021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 (PDF) https://www.kyuden.co.jp/var/rev0/0343/5640/p3r9dz6q.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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