Soma Core power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Japancoal}} Soma Core power station is a proposed 112-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Location

The satellite photo below shows the location of the plant in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan.

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Background on Plant

According to the project EIA, a private joint development company in the city of Soma is developing a 112 MW coal- and biomass-fired plant for the Soma core industrial park. Construction is planned for August 2015, and operations by March 2018.　

In February 2019 Soma Kyodo announced that the coal-fired was cancelled and that a biomass-fired plant might be developed instead by Nippon Energy Patners.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Soma Kyodo Jikahatsu Kaihatsu godo kaisha
• Parent Company: Soma Kyodo Jikahatsu Kaihatsu godo kaisha
• Location: Soma city, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
• Coordinates: 37.831844, 140.940642 (exact)
• Status: Cancelled
• Gross Capacity: 112 MW
• Type: Subcritical
• Projected in service: 2018
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