Misumi power station
{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Japanandcoal}} The Misumi power station is a 1,000 MW coal-fired power station in Masuda, Japan. An additional 1,000 MW has been proposed.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Masuda.
Background on Plant
The 1,000 MW supercritical coal-fired power station is owned by Chugoku Power Company. It began operating in 1998.[1]
Description of Expansion
Chugoko plans to construct a new 400 MW unit at the station,[2][3] later expanded to 1,000 MW. The EIA process has been completed.[4]
In February 2015 Chugoku Electric Power Company said it planned to begin construction in 2018, and start operation in 2022.[5]
Environmental Impact
In January 2018 Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa expressed concern that building the Misumi expansion would further undermine Japan's attempts to meet its carbon emission reduction goals.[6] However, according to the Nikkei Asian Review, "The Environment Ministry had previously offered its nonbinding opinion on five proposals for coal-fired plants, saying the projects were unacceptable -- a harder line than it took with the more recent Misumi proposal. Only one of the five ended up being scrapped."[6]
Project Details for Misumi power station Expansion
- Sponsor: Chugoku Electric Power Company
- Parent Company: Chugoku Electric Power Company
- Location: Masuda, Shimane, Japan
- Coordinates: 34.7797, 131.9215 (exact)
- Status: Construction[7]
- Gross Capacity: 1,000 MW
- Type: Ultra-supercritical
- Projected in service: 2022
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- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, "Principal Thermal Power Plants (1,000MW or greater)", Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan, accessed August 2009.
- ↑ "Japan hot on coal as 5,400 MW of new projects are in the pipeline," Power Insider, October 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Construction plans for Japan's coal power stations," Reuters, Dec 11, 2014
- ↑ "Misumi No.2 / Chugoku Electric Power / Hamada city, Shimane pref.," Kiko Network, accessed Nov 26, 2015
- ↑ "三隅発電所2号機建設計画の変更に関する申し入れについて," Chugoku Electric Power Company, Feb 27, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Japan falling behind peers on shift away from coal, Nikkei Asian Review, Jan. 13, 2018
- ↑ Japan Coal Phase-Out, Kiko Network, November 2018
