Higashi Niigata thermal power station

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Higashi Niigata thermal power station (東新潟火力発電所) is an operating power station of at least 4110-megawatts (MW) in Seirō, Niigata, Japan with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Higashi Niigata thermal power station Seirō, Niigata, Japan 38.000014, 139.241601 (exact)[1]

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3-1, Unit 3-2, Unit 4-1, Unit 4-2, Unit Minato 1, Unit Minato 2: 38.000014, 139.241601

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 gas - LNG, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][4] 600[2] steam turbine[5] 1977[6]
Unit 2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][4] 600[2] steam turbine[5] 1983[7]
Unit 3-1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[2][4] 605[2] combined cycle[8] 1984[9]
Unit 3-2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[2][4] 605[2] combined cycle[8] 1985[9]
Unit 4-1 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[2][4] 850[2] combined cycle[10] 1999[10]
Unit 4-2 operating[2][3] fossil gas - LNG[2][4] 850[2] combined cycle[11] 2006[9]
Unit Minato 1 mothballed[12] fossil gas - LNG, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][4] 350[2] steam turbine[13] 1972[14]
Unit Minato 2 mothballed[12] fossil gas - LNG, fossil liquids - fuel oil[2][4] 350[2] steam turbine[15] 1975[14]

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 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 2 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 3-1 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 3-2 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 4-1 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit 4-2 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit Minato 1 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]
Unit Minato 2 Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309203858/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/pr/niigata/higashi_niigata.html. Archived from the original on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 https://web.archive.org/web/20221015120957/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/power_plant/thermal.html. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 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)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220119200028/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/pastenglish/press/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/08/31/press110826_2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/11/27/b1196174.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20171118124806/http://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/english/press/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2011/08/31/press110826_2.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20220903103721/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/english_f/about/powerstation/. Archived from the original on 03 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 (PDF) https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2018/01/23/b1196388.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20171117021338/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/1195181_1049.html. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20210309214033/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/whats/news/2003/30605.htm. Archived from the original on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/tenpes/10/0/10_11/_pdf/-char/ja. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. 12.0 12.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119202340/https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2201474-japans-tohoku-mothballs-ageing-higashi-niigata-units. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20171117220628/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/07/28/1b1195181_3.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. 14.0 14.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20220121034744/https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/ir/report/annual_report/pdf/ar2015.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. (PDF) https://www.tohoku-epco.co.jp/news/normal/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2017/12/13/b1196224.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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