Shinanogawa hydroelectric plant

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Shinanogawa hydroelectric plant (信濃川発電所) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Sanga, Nakauonumagun Tsunanmachi, Niigata Prefecture, Hokuriku region, Japan.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Shinanogawa hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type	Owner
Operating	1939	177 MW	5 x 35.4 MW	Conventional storage	Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings INC (TEPCO) (東京電力リニューアブルパワー株式会社)

Location

Table 2: Location details for Shinanogawa hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sanga, Nakauonumagun Tsunanmachi, Niigata Prefecture, Hokuriku region, Japan	Shinano River	36.9463, 137.561 (approximate)

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