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)

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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	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): pulp & paper
• Captive industry: Power

Background

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

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Additional data

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