Onahama power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Japanandcoal}} The Onahama power station was a proposed 400-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Onahama, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the Nippon Kasei Chemical in Onahama, where the plant would have been built.

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Background on Plant

The plant was originally proposed by Mitsubishi subsidiary Diamond Power in 2003 but was cancelled by Mitsubishi in 2010 after Japan's environment minister objected to the C02 emissions that would be produced.

Project Details

Sponsor: Diamond Power Corporation Parent Company: Mitsubishi
Location: Onahama, Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan
Coordinates: 36.9477853, 140.8937027 (exact)
Status: Cancelled
Nameplate capacity: 2 x 200 MW
Type: Subcritical
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