Nyugawa power station

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Nyugawa power station (住友共同電力 壬生川発電所) is an operating power station of at least 250-megawatts (MW) in Saijo, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan. It is also known as Mibugawa Rebuild power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Nyugawa power station Saijo, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan 33.933984, 133.115368 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Rebuild Unit 1: 33.933984, 133.115368

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Rebuild Unit 1 operating coal - unknown, bioenergy - wood & other biomass (solids) 250 subcritical 1975

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Rebuild Unit 1 Sumitomo Joint Electric Power Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

The power station was built in 1975 with the main purpose of supplying electricity to the Sumitomo Group factories.[1] After that, in 2003, construction work took place to convert the fuel used from heavy oil to coal. The power station reportedly also co-fires woody biomass.[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Map & Data, Japan Beyond Coal, accessed in 2021
  2. 壬生川火力発電所, Sumitomo, accessed January 2022

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