Tobata power station
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Tobata power station (戸畑発電所) is an operating power station of at least 1455-megawatts (MW) in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tobata power station | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | 33.926745, 130.84764 (exact)[1] |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: 33.926745, 130.84764
- Unit 2: 33.927769, 130.84714
- Unit 5, Unit 6: 33.9264018, 130.8473912
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | CHP | Start year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Operating[2][3] | industrial by-product: blast furnace gas, coal: unknown, industrial by-product: coke oven gas[2] | 156[2][3] | steam turbine[2] | not found | 1971[2] |
| 3 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: LNG, industrial by-product: blast furnace gas, industrial by-product: coke oven gas[2] | 250[2][3] | steam turbine[2] | not found | 1972[2] |
| 4 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: LNG, industrial by-product: blast furnace gas, industrial by-product: coke oven gas[2] | 375[2][3] | steam turbine[2] | not found | 1978[2] |
| 5 | Operating[2][3] | fossil gas: LNG, coal: unknown[2] | 110[2][3] | steam turbine[2] | not found | 2010[2] |
| 6 | Operating[2][3] | industrial by-product: coke oven gas, coal: unknown[2] | 149[2][3] | steam turbine[2] | not found | 1999[2] |
| Unit 2 | Operating | coal: unknown | 156.3 | subcritical | – | 2004 |
| Unit 5 | Operating | coal: unknown | 110 | subcritical | – | 2010 |
| Unit 6 | Operating | coal: unknown | 149 | subcritical | – | 1999 |
CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| 3 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| 4 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| 5 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| 6 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
| Unit 6 | Tobata Co-operative Thermal Power Co Inc [100%] | Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc [50.0%]; Nippon Steel Corp [50.0%] |
Background
The plant is jointly owned by Kyushu Electric Power, Nippon Steel, and Sumitomo Metal.[4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220803094205/http://www.tobata-kyoka.co.jp/000home/homepage.htm. Archived from the original on 03 August 2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119200116/http://www.tobata-kyoka.co.jp/040setubigaiyo/setubigaiyou.htm. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227114821/https://hjks.jepx.or.jp/hjks/unit. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Tobata Joint Thermal Power Plant, Tobata-Kyoka, accessed May 2019
Additional data
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