Hirohata Works power station

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Hirohata Works power station (日本製鉄 広畑製鉄所) is an operating power station of at least 298-megawatts (MW) in Nippon Steel Himeji Hirohata plant, Himeji, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan. It is also known as Nippon Steel Hirohata Works power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hirohata Works power station	Nippon Steel Himeji Hirohata plant, Himeji, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan	34.787808, 134.623711 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 6, Unit 7: 34.787808, 134.623711

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 6	operating	coal: unknown	149	subcritical	1996
Unit 7	operating	coal: unknown	149	subcritical	1999

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 6	Nippon Steel Corp [100%]	Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]
Unit 7	Nippon Steel Corp [100%]	Nippon Steel Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Machinery

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