UBE Industries power station

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UBE Industries power station (宇部興産発電所) is an operating power station of at least 145-megawatts (MW) in Kogushi Ube Chemical Factory, Ube, Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
UBE Industries power station	Kogushi Ube Chemical Factory, Ube, Yamaguchi, Chūgoku, Japan	33.949494, 131.233604 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 5: 33.949494, 131.233604

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 5	operating	coal: unknown	145	subcritical	1982

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 5	UBE Corp [100%]	UBE Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Chemicals

Background

The plant's 145-MW coal-fired unit was commissioned in 1982 and is used to power UBE's chemical factory in Kogushi.

Japan Beyond Coal's data refers to the capacity as:

• 宇部興産発電所 (Ube Industries Power Station): 145 MW (1982)

The power station is related to, but not to be confused with, UBE Power Center power station.

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Additional data

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