Soma Core power station

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Soma Core power station (相馬中核工業団地(東地区)) is a cancelled power station in Soma, Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan. It is also known as Soma Core Industrial Area power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Soma Core power station Soma, Fukushima, Tōhoku, Japan 37.831844, 140.940642 (approximate)
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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
Soma Kyodo Power Co Ltd [100%] Chubu Electric Power Co Inc; Tokyo Electric Power Co

Background

According to the project EIA, a private joint development company in the city of Soma was planning to develop a 112 MW coal- and biomass-fired plant for the Soma core industrial park.[1][2] Construction was planned for August 2015, and operations by March 2018.[3] 

In February 2019, Soma Kyodo announced that the coal-fired was cancelled and that a biomass-fired plant might be developed instead by Nippon Energy Patners.[4][5][6]

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