Takehara Thermal Power Plant

The Takehara power station is a 1,300 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Takeharashi, Japan.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant

Background on Plant
The station is owned and operated by J-POWER, the trading name for the Electric Power Development Co. It comprises three units: the 250MW unit no 1 was commissioned in July 1967; the 350MW No 2 was converted from being an oil-fired power station to coal and re-commissioned in June 1995; and the 700MW No 3 which was commissioned in March 1983.

Description of Expansion
J-Power is considering the construction of a new 600 megawatt coal-fired unit. In its planning document J-Power refer to this as 'Takehara New Unit 1' to replace the existing 250 megawatt unit 1 commissioned in 1967. The company has indicated that construction may start in 2015 with a nominal commissioning date of 2020.

Project Details for Takehara Expansion

 * Sponsor: J-POWER
 * Location: Takeharashi, Hiroshima, Japan
 * Coordinates: 34.3373, 132.9572 (exact)
 * Status: Planned
 * Gross Capacity: 600 MW
 * Type:  Ultra Supercritical
 * Projected in service: 2020
 * Coal Type: Bituminous
 * Coal Source:
 * Source of financing:

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