Yatsushiro Mill power station

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Yatsushiro Mill power station (日本製紙 八代工場) is an operating power station of at least 75-megawatts (MW) in Yatsushiro Mill, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Kyūshū, Japan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Yatsushiro Mill power station	Yatsushiro Mill, Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Kyūshū, Japan	32.716667, 130.666667 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 5	operating	coal: unknown, bioenergy: unknown	75	subcritical	1993	2025 (planned)

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 5	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100%]	Nippon Paper Industries Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Pulp & Paper

Background

The power station is owned by Nippon Paper Industries Co and is located in Kumamoto, Kyushu Prefecture, Japan.

In August 2024, Nippon Paper Industries announced that the unit would be retired by the end of November 2025.

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Additional data

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