Kyogoku pumped storage project explained

Kyogoku pumped storage project
Location Map:Japan
Country:Japan
Location:Hokkaido
Purpose:Power
Dam Crosses:Pepenai river
Dam Type:Gravity
Opening:2014
Status:o
Owner:Hokkaido Electric Power Company
Plant Name:Kyogoku pumped storage project
Plant Type:P
Plant Commission:2014
Plant Hydraulic Head:400m (1,300feet)
Plant Turbines:3 x 200 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:600 MW

Kyogoku pumped storage project is a hydro-electric project located in Hokkaido prefecture in Japan. The power plant is owned and run by Hokkaido Electric Power Company.[1] The construction was completed in 2014. The power station has an installed capacity of 600 MW (200 MW x 3 units). The gross head is about 400m. The water is stored in a regulating pool on a hill in northern Kyogoku Town in the watershed of Pepenai river.[2]

Kyogoku Dam has a catchment area of 51.3 km2. It impounds about 39 ha of land when full and can store 5541 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1999 and completed in 2014.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Innovations in Placing Reservoir Lining Save Time and Money. Renewable Energy World. 2021-08-21. 2009-03-01.
  2. Web site: Kyogoku Hydroelectric Power Station. Projects. 2021-08-21.
  3. Web site: Kyogoku Dam - Dams in Japan. 2022-02-22.