Sendai Shiogama Port

{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Japancoal}}Sendai Shiogama Port is in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on the coast of the North Pacific Ocean.

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Coal

The port receives coal from Indonesia and Australia, purchased by Joban Kyodo Electric Power (owned by Tokyo Electric and Tohoku Electric Power Co) for its Nakoso thermal plant in Fukushima prefecture.

Kansai Electric Power has proposed a 112 MW coal-fired power station near Sendai port, the Kansai Sendai power station, with a planned operation date of 2017.

Project Details

• Operator:
• Location: Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
• Coal Capacity (Million tonnes per annum):
• Status: Operating
• Type: Imports
• Source of Coal: Indonesia and Australia

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