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)

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

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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
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	Parent
Rebuild Unit 1	Sumitomo Joint Electric Power Co Ltd [100%]	Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd [100.0%]

Background

The power station was built in 1975 with the main purpose of supplying electricity to the Sumitomo Group factories. 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.

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