Nippon Paper Akita power station
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Nippon Paper Akita power station is a cancelled power station in Akita, Tōhoku, Japan. It is also known as Akita Biomass Combustion Power Plant.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Nippon Paper Akita power station | Akita, Tōhoku, Japan | 39.7417, 140.058588 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| cancelled | coal: unknown, bioenergy: wood & other biomass (solids) | 112 | subcritical |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Owner | Parent |
|---|---|
| Nippon Paper Group Inc [100%] | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc [7.5%]; Nippon Life Insurance Co [5.4%]; Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc [2.5%]; Mizuho Financial Group Inc [2.0%]; Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Co [1.6%]; Norinchukin Bank [1.6%]; Resona Bank Ltd [1.3%]; small shareholder(s) [0.8%]; The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd [0.6%]; Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co [0.4%] |
Project-level captive use details
- Captive industry use (heat or power): power
- Captive industry: Pulp & Paper
Background
Nippon Paper has proposed a 112 MW thermal power station in Akita, with a planned operation date of 2018.[1][2]
In February 2019 Nippon Paper announced that the plant had been cancelled because "the project cannot yield initially expected investment returns."[3]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ “Operation and Construction Plans of Coal-Fired Thermal Plants in Japan,” Kiko Network, 17 October 2014
- ↑ "Construction plans for Japan's coal power stations," Reuters, Dec 11, 2014
- ↑ Nippon Paper abandons plan for Akita Mill coal-biomass plant, Kikonet, Feb. 28, 2019
Additional data
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