Kimitsu power station

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Kimitsu power station (君津) is an operating power station of at least 1152-megawatts (MW) in Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kimitsu power station Kimitsu, Chiba, Japan 35.3692848, 139.8614898 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 35.3692848, 139.8614898

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2][3][4][5] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas[5] 350[4][5] steam turbine[5] 1970[5]
Unit 4 operating[2][3][4][5] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas[5] 350[4][5] steam turbine[5] 1970[5]
Unit 5 operating[2][3][4][5] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas[6] 300[4][7] combined cycle[4][7] 2004[4][7]
Unit 6 operating[2][3][4][5] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas[6] 152.9[4][7] combined cycle[4][7] 2011[7]

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 3 Kimitsu Cooperative Thermal Power Co [100.0%]
Unit 4 Kimitsu Cooperative Thermal Power Co [100.0%]
Unit 5 Kimitsu Cooperative Thermal Power Co [100.0%]
Unit 6 Kimitsu Cooperative Thermal Power Co [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kimitsu+Kyodo+Power+Station/@35.3620056139.728795612z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sKimitsu+power+station!3m6!1s0x601872aedade4d7b:0x90814f4df407a9e3!8m2!3d35.3620056!4d139.8606315!15sChVLaW1pdHN1IHBvd2VyIHN0YXRpb26SAQtwb3dlcl9wbGFudOABAA!16s%2Fg%2F12bfg5prx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120031327/http://www.tgn.or.jp/kmk/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240120031412/http://www.tgn.or.jp/kmk/plant/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 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)
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/kimitsu-thermal-power-plant-japan/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20220125025142/https://www.power-technology.com/marketdata/kimitsu-combined-cycle-power-plant-japan/. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 https://www.reuters.com/article/tokyo-electric-idUSL3E7NE4BV20111214. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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