List of power stations in Japan explained

This page is a list of power stations in Japan that are publicly or privately owned.

List

Station Prefecture Coordinates Capacity (MW) Fuel type YearStatusRefs
Hekinan (碧南火力発電所)[1] Aichi 4,100 Coal [2] [3]
Hitachinaka (常陸那珂火力発電所) Ibaraki 2,000 Coal (Bituminous)
Ishikawa Okinawa 312 Coal (Bituminous)
Kashima Ibaraki 507Coal (Bituminous)
KinOkinawa 440 Coal (Bituminous)
Maizuru (舞鶴発電所) Kyoto 1,800 Coal
Matsuura Saga 2,700 Coal (Bituminous)
Misumi Shimane 1,000 Coal (Bituminous)
Naie (奈井江発電所) Hokkaido 350 Coal
Nakoso Fukushima 1,625 Coal (Bituminous)
Nanao-Ohta Ishikawa 1,200 Coal (Bituminous)
Niihamanishi (新居浜西火力発電所) Ehime150 Coal [4]
Reihoku (苓北発電所) Kumamoto 1,400 Coal
Sakata Yamagata 700 Coal
Sendai Miyagi 525 Coal
Sunagawa (砂川発電所) Hokkaido 250 Coal
Tomato-Atsuma[5] (苫東厚真発電所)Tomakomai, Hokkaido 1,650 Coal
Atsumi (渥美火力発電所) Aichi 2,400 Oil
Date (伊達発電所) Hokkaido700 Oil
Hirono (広野火力発電所)Fukushima37.2383°N 141.0178°W4,400 Oil [6]
Kashima (鹿島火力発電所) Ibaraki5,204 Oil [7] [8]
Oi (大井火力発電所) Tokyo35.615°N 139.7567°W1,050 Oil
Shiriuchi (知内発電所) Hokkaido 700 Oil
Taketoyo (武豊火力発電所) Aichi 1,345 Oil [9]
Tomakomai (苫小牧発電所) Hokkaido 250 Oil
Onbetsu (音別発電所)[10] Kushiro, Hokkaido280 Diesel
Anegasaki (姉崎火力発電所)Chiba3,600 Gas
Chiba (千葉火力発電所)[11] Chiba 3,882 Gas [12]
Chita (知多火力発電所) Aichi34.9867°N 136.8436°W3,966 Gas  
Chita II (知多第二火力発電所) Aichi 1,708 Gas  
Futtsu (富津火力発電所) Chiba35.3431°N 139.8339°W5,040 Gas  
Goi (五井火力発電所) Chiba 1,886 Gas [13]
Higashi-Ogishima (東扇島火力発電所) Kanagawa 2,000 Gas
Himeji (姫路発電所) Hyogo3,992 Gas [14] [15]
Kawagoe (川越火力発電所) Mie 35.0069°N 136.6889°W4,802 Gas [16]
Minami-Yokohama (南横浜火力発電所) Kanagawa 1,150 Gas
Nanko (南港発電所) Osaka 1,800 Gas  
Sakaiko (堺港発電所) Osaka 2,000 Gas  
Shinagawa (品川火力発電所) Tokyo 1,140 Gas  
Shin-Nagoya (新名古屋火力発電所)[17] Aichi 2,992 Gas  
Sodegaura (袖ケ浦火力発電所) Chiba 3,600 Gas  
Yokkaichi (四日市火力発電所) Mie 1,245 Gas  
Yokohama (横浜火力発電所) Kanagawa 3,325 Gas
Yokosuka (横須賀火力発電所) Kanagawa230 Gas
Fugen (ふげん) Tsuruga, Fukui35.7544°N 136.0164°W557NuclearDecommissioned
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所)37.4214°N 141.0325°W4,696NuclearCold shutdown, reactors 1-4 damaged, to be decommissioned[18]
Fukushima II Nuclear Power Plant (福島第二原子力発電所)37.3194°N 141.0211°W4,400NuclearCold shutdown
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant (玄海原子力発電所) Saga33.5156°N 129.8372°W3,478NuclearOperational
Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant (浜岡原子力発電所) Shizuoka34.6236°N 138.1425°W4,997NuclearSuspended
Higashidōri Nuclear Power Plant (東通原子力発電所)Aomori41.1881°N 141.3903°W1,100NuclearSuspended
Ikata Nuclear Power Plant (伊方発電所)Ehime33.4908°N 132.3114°W2,022NuclearOperational[19]
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (柏崎刈羽原子力発電所)Niigata37.4283°N 138.6017°W8,212NuclearSuspended
Maki Nuclear Power Plant (巻原子力発電所)Niigata Prefecture 37.4214°N 141.0325°W825NuclearWithdrawn
Mihama Nuclear Power Plant (美浜発電所)Fukui35.7025°N 135.9633°W1,666NuclearSuspended
Monju Nuclear Power Plant (もんじゅ)Fukui35.7403°N 135.9881°W280NuclearSuspended
Namie-Odaka Nuclear Power Plant (浪江・小高原子力発電所) Fukushima 825NuclearCancelled
Ōi Nuclear Power Plant (大飯発電所) Fukui35.5406°N 135.6519°W4,710NuclearSuspended
Ōma Nuclear Power Plant (大間原子力発電所)Aomori41.5097°N 140.9103°W1,383NuclearUnder construction
Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (女川原子力発電所)Miyagi38.4011°N 141.4997°W2,174NuclearCold shutdown
Sendai Nuclear Power Plant (川内原子力発電所)Kagoshima31.8336°N 130.1897°W1,780NuclearOperational[20]
Shika Nuclear Power Plant (志賀原子力発電所) Ishikawa37.0611°N 136.7264°W1,898NuclearSuspended
Shimane Nuclear Power Plant (島根原子力発電所) Shimane35.5383°N 132.9992°W1,280NuclearSuspended
Takahama Nuclear Power Plant (高浜原子力発電所) Fukui35.5222°N 135.5047°W3,304NuclearOperational
Tōkai Nuclear Power Plant (東海原子力発電所) Ibaraki36.4664°N 140.6067°W1,100NuclearSuspended
Tomari Nuclear Power Plant (泊発電所) Hokkaidō43.0361°N 140.5125°W2,070NuclearShutdown for maintenance
Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant (敦賀発電所)Fukui35.6728°N 136.0772°W1,517NuclearSuspended
Akiba Dam (秋葉ダム)Shizuoka34.9722°N 137.8283°W127.1Hydroelectric
Arimine Dam (有峰ダム)Toyama36.4894°N 137.4486°W53.4Hydroelectric
Dashidaira Dam (出し平ダム)Toyama 124Hydroelectric
Funagira Dam (船明ダム)Shizuoka34.8906°N 137.815°W32Hydroelectric
Hatanagi-I Hydroelectric Dam (畑薙第一ダム)Shizuoka35.3214°N 138.1831°W137Hydroelectric
Hatanagi-II Hydroelectric Dam (畑薙第二ダム)Shizuoka35.3081°N 138.2031°W85Hydroelectric
Hiraoka Dam (平岡ダム)Nagano101Hydroelectric
Honkawa Pumped Storage Plant[21] (本川発電所)Kochi 600Hydroelectric, pumped storage 
Ikawa Dam (井川ダム)Shizuoka35.2106°N 138.2228°W62Hydroelectric
Ikehara Pumped Storage Plant (池原発電所)Nara350Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Imaichi Pumped Storage PlantTochigi1,050Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Kadonogawa Power Station (葛野川発電所) Yamanashi800Hydroelectric
Kannagawa Hydropower Plant (神流川発電所) Nagano2,820 (940 operational)Hydroelectric, pumped storage2 of 6 units operational
Kazunogawa Pumped Storage Plant (葛野川ダム) Yamanashi35.7186°N 138.9297°W1,600Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Kinugawa Pumped Storage Plant (鬼怒川発電所) Tochigi127Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Kisenyama Pumped Storage Plant (喜撰山発電所)Kyoto Prefecture466Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Konoyama Dam (高野山ダム)Niigata126Hydroelectric
Kurobe Dam (黒部ダム) Toyama36.5583°N 137.6667°W335Hydroelectric
Kuroda Dam (黒田ダム)Aichi35.1872°N 137.4761°W315Hydroelectric
Maruyama Dam (丸山ダム)Gifu35.4689°N 137.1722°W185Hydroelectric
Masegawa Dam (馬瀬川ダム) Gifu288Hydroelectric
Matanoagawa Pumped Storage Plant (俣野川発電所)Tottori35.2456°N 133.4917°W1,500Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Miboro Dam (御母衣ダム) Gifu36.1383°N 136.9108°W215Hydroelectric
Midono Pumped Storage Plant (水殿発電所) Nagano245Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Miho Dam (三保ダム)Kanagawa35.4103°N 139.0417°W7.4Hydroelectric
Misakubo Dam (塩郷ダム)Shizuoka35.1847°N 137.9317°W50Hydroelectric
Miyagase Dam (宮ヶ瀬ダム)Kanagawa35.5406°N 139.2525°W24Hydroelectric
Miyanaka Dam (宮中ダム)Niigata449Hydroelectric
Nagano Pumped Storage Plant (長野発電所) Fukui220Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Niikappu Pumped Storage Plant (新冠発電所)Hokkaido200Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Nishiotaki Dam (西大滝ダム) Nagano234Hydroelectric
Numappara Pumped Storage Plant (沼原発電所)Tochigi675Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Ohashi Dam (大橋ダム)Kōchi33.7703°N 133.3367°W615Hydroelectric
Ōigawa Dam (大井川ダム)Shizuoka35.1647°N 138.1428°W68.2Hydroelectric
Okawachi Pumped Storage Power Station[22]  (大河内発電所) Hyogo1,280Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Okinawa Yanbaru Seawater Pumped Storage Power Station[23] (沖縄やんばる海水揚水発電所) Okinawa26.6736°N 128.2656°W30Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Okukiyotsu Pumped Storage Power Station (奥清津発電所) Niigata1,600Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Okutadami Dam (奥只見ダム) Niigata37.1533°N 139.25°W560Hydroelectric
Okutataragi Pumped Storage Plant (奥多々良木発電所) Hyōgo35.2367°N 134.8564°W1,932Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Okuyoshino Pumped Storage Plant (奥吉野発電所)Nara1,206Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Miyazaki1,200Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Otori Dam (大鳥ダム)Fukushima37.2147°N 139.2139°W182Hydroelectric
Fukushima1,000Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Sagami Dam (相模ダム)Kanagawa35.6156°N 139.1953°W31Hydroelectric
Sakuma Dam (佐久間ダム)Aichi35.0994°N 137.7942°W350Hydroelectric
Sasamagawa Dam (笹間川ダム)Shizuoka34.9714°N 138.0939°W58Hydroelectric
Senzu Dam (千頭ダム)Shizuoka35.2167°N 138.0903°W22.2Hydroelectric
Shin-Takasegawa Pumped Storage Plant (新高瀬川発電所) Nagano36.4739°N 137.6897°W1,280Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Shinanogawa Pumped Storage Plant (信濃川発電所)Niigata449Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Shintoyone Pumped Storage Plant (新豊根発電所)Aichi35.1258°N 137.7606°W1,120Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant (塩原発電所)Ibaraki900Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Shiogō Dam (塩郷ダム)Shizuoka35.0014°N 138.0875°W58Hydroelectric
Shiroyama Dam (城山ダム)Kanagawa35.5858°N 139.2894°W275Hydroelectric
Tagokura Dam (田子倉ダム) Fukushima37.3106°N 139.2869°W390Hydroelectric
Takami Pumped Storage Plant (高見発電所)Hokkaido200Hydroelectric
Taki Dam (滝ダム) Fukushima37.3869°N 139.5339°W92Hydroelectric
Tamahara Pumped Storage Power Station (玉原発電所)Gunma1,200Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Tashiro Dam (田代ダム)Shizuoka35.4986°N 138.2464°W40.1Hydroelectric
Tedorigawa Dam (手取川ダム)Ishikawa250Hydroelectric
Tokuyama Dam (徳山ダム)Gifu35.6653°N 136.5022°W153Hydroelectric
Okuyahagi Pumped Storage Power Station (奥矢作発電所) Aichi35.1997°N 137.4586°W1,095Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Yagisawa Pumped Storage Plant (矢木沢発電所) Gunma240Hydroelectric, pumped storage
Yomikaki Power Station (読書発電所) Nagano117Hydroelectric
Setouchi, Okayama235Solar photovoltaic2018
Rokkasho, Aomori148Solar photovoltaic2015
Abira, Hokkaido42.719710, 141.794779 111Solar photovoltaic2015
Oita Solar PowerOita 82Solar photovoltaic2014
Kagoshima Nanatsujima Mega Solar Power PlantKagoshima 70Solar photovoltaic2013
Yamaguchi Shin Mine Solar 34.249849, 131.181618 56.3Solar photovoltaic2018In Operation[24]
Tahara Solar-Wind Joint ProjectAichi 50Solar photovoltaic2014
Kisozaki reclaimed land mega-solarMie 49Solar photovoltaic2014
Tahara Solar Daini Power PlantAichi 40.7Solar photovoltaic2015
Futtsu SolarChiba 40.36Solar photovoltaic2014
Tahara Solar Daiichi Power PlantAichi 40.2Solar photovoltaic2015
Mito Newtown Mega Solar ParkIbaraki 39.21Solar photovoltaic2015
Awaji Kifune Solar Power Plant (淡路貴船太陽光発電所)Hyogo 34.7Solar photovoltaic2014
Eurus Shiranuka Solar ParkHokkaido 32.52Solar photovoltaic2014
Kamogawa Mirai Solar Power PlantChiba 31.211Solar photovoltaic2015
Eurus Toyokoro Solar ParkHokkaido 27.4Solar photovoltaic2015
NISSAN Green Energy Farm in OitaOita 26.54Solar photovoltaic2013
Sunny Solar Fukushima Central PlantFukushima 26.229Solar photovoltaic2015
Hanwha Solar Power KitsukiOita 24.47Solar photovoltaic2015
Mitsui Fudosan Tomakomai Solar Power PlantHokkaido 23Solar photovoltaic2014
Kyushu Solar Farm 7 Miyama Joint Power StationKyoto 22.898Solar photovoltaic2013
SoftBank Kumamoto Arao Solar ParkKumamoto 22.4Solar photovoltaic2015
Ashikita Solar Power Plant (Primary・Secondary)Kumamoto 21.52Solar photovoltaic2014
The US Power PlantYamaguchi 21.29Solar photovoltaic2014
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding/Mitsui Fudosan Oita Solar Power PlantOita 21Solar photovoltaic2015
Nippon Paper Mega Solar KomatsushimaTokushima 21Solar photovoltaic2015
Eneseed Hibiki solar power plantFukuoka 20.5Solar photovoltaic2014
Softbank Omuta Miike Port Solar ParkFukuoka 19.6Solar photovoltaic2015
Ogishima Solar Power Plant (扇島太陽光発電所)35.4889°N 139.7272°W13[25] Solar photovoltaic2011
Komekurayama Solar Power Plant (米倉山太陽光発電所)35.5833°N 138.5742°W10Solar photovoltaic2012
Mori 50Geothermal1982
Onuma 9.5Geothermal1974
Sumikawa 50Geothermal1995
Matsukawa 23.5Geothermal1966
Kakkonda 1 & 2 80Geothermal1978-1995
Uenotai 28.8Geothermal1994
Onikobe 15Geothermal1975
Yanaizu-Nishiyama 65Geothermal1995
Hachijo-jima 3.3Geothermal1999
Suginoi 1.9Geothermal1981
Takigami 25Geothermal1996
Otake 12.5Geothermal1967
112Geothermal1977-2006
Kuju 0.99Geothermal1998
Takenoyu 0.1Geothermal1991 closed
Kirishima-kokuksai 0.1Geothermal1984 currently stopped
Ogiri 30Geothermal1996
Yamagawa 30Geothermal1995
Aoyama Plateau Wind Farm (青山高原ウインドファーム)Mie and Nara34.7111°N 136.2928°W95 Wind onshore
Aridagawa Wind Farm (有田川ウインドファーム) Wakayama13 Wind onshore
Date Wind Farm (伊達ウインドファーム) Hokkaido10 Wind onshore
Enbetsu Wind Park (遠別ウインドパーク) Hokkaido3 Wind onshore
Esashi Kita Wind Farm (江差北風力発電所) Hokkaido20 Wind onshore
Eurus Hitz Kitanosawa Cliff Wind Farm (ユーラスヒッツ北野沢クリフ風力発電所) Aomori12 Wind onshore
Hamatonbetsu Wind Farm (浜頓別ウインドファーム) Hokkaido4 Wind onshore
Hohoku Wind Farm Yamaguchi25 Wind onshore
Iwaya Wind Farm (岩屋ウインドファーム) Aomori33 Wind onshore
Minami Awaji Wind Farm Hyogo38 Wind onshore
Kamaishi Wind Farm (釜石広域ウインドファーム) Iwate43 Wind onshore
Kihoku Wind Farm (輝北ウインドファーム) Kagoshima21 Wind onshore
Kunimiyama Wind Farm (国見山ウインドファーム) Kagoshima30 Wind onshore
Mameda Wind Farm (大豆田風力発電所) Aomori11 Wind onshore
Noheji Wind Farm (野辺地ウインドファーム) Aomori50 Wind onshore
Nishime Wind Farm (西目ウインドファーム) Akita30 Wind onshore
Nunobiki Plateau Wind Farm (布引高原ウインドファーム)Fukushima37.4042°N 140.0683°W69 Wind onshore
Odanosawa Wind Farm (小田野沢ウインドファーム) Aomori13 Wind onshore
Okawara Wind Farm (大川原ウインドファーム) Tokushima20 Wind onshore
Satomi Bokujo Wind Farm (里美牧場風力発電所) Ibaraki10 Wind onshore
Seto Windhill (瀬戸ウインドヒル発電所)Ehime33.4356°N 132.2233°W8 Wind onshore
Shin Izumo Wind Farm (新出雲風力発電所)Shimane78 Wind onshore
Shiratakiyama Wind Farm Yamaguchi50 Wind onshore
Shitsukari Wind Farm (尻労ウインドファーム) Aomori19 Wind onshore
Soya Misaki Wind Farm (宗谷岬ウインドファーム)Hokkaido57 Wind onshore
Summit Wind Power Sakata (サミットウインドパワー酒田発電所)Yamagata2 Wind onshore
Takine Ojiroi Wind Farm (滝根小白井ウインドファーム) Fukushima46 Wind onshore
Tashirotai Wind Farm (田代平風力発電所) Akita8 Wind onshore
Tomamae Green Hill Wind Park (苫前グリーンヒルウインドパーク) Hokkaido20 Wind onshore
Wind Power Kamisu (ウィンド・パワーかみす) Ibaraki14 Wind offshore
Ishikari Bay New Port Offshore Wind FarmHokkaido43.3333°N 148°W112 Wind offshore 2023

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See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chuden.co.jp/english/corporate/press2001/1108_1.html Fourth Hekinan Thermal Power Station Unit Commences Commercial Operations
  2. Web site: Coal-Fired Plants in Japan . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 8 February 2014 . 11 March 2014 . dead . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090719123350/http%3A//www.industcards.com/st%2Dcoal%2Djapan.htm . 19 July 2009 .
  3. Web site: Hekinan Coal Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 19 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Niihama Nishi Powerplant . Enipedia . 11 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124081341/http://enipedia.tudelft.nl/wiki/Niihama_Nishi_Powerplant . 24 November 2015 . usurped .
  5. http://www.hepco.co.jp/english/environment/pdf/report2008.pdf HEPCO Sustainability Report 2008
  6. Web site: Hirono Thermal Power Station . Global Energy Observatory . 11 March 2014.
  7. Web site: Kashima Oil Thermal Power Station . Global Energy Observatory . 11 March 2014.
  8. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151125021320/http://www.jepic.or.jp/en/data/EPIJ_2015_JapanData.pdf . 2015-11-25 .
  9. Web site: Gas- and Oil-Fired Steam-Electric Plants in Japan - Chubu Region . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 27 June 2012 . 11 March 2014.
  10. Web site: Enipedia page . 2013-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124094620/http://enipedia.tudelft.nl/wiki/Onbetsu_Powerplant . 2015-11-24 . usurped .
  11. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/corpinfo/overview/pdf-4/46-e.pdf List of TEPCO thermal stations
  12. Web site: CCGT Plants in Japan - Kanto . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 13 July 2013 . 11 March 2014.
  13. Web site: Gas- and Oil-Fired Steam-Electric Plants in Japan - other regions . https://archive.today/20121204150723/http://www.industcards.com/st-other-japan.htm . dead . 4 December 2012 . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 28 December 2013 . 11 March 2014 .
  14. Web site: KEPCO - Major Power Plants In Service . 11 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722174810/http://www1.kepco.co.jp/english/ir/annual/2005/pdf/p58.pdf . 22 July 2012 .
  15. Web site: CCGT Plants in Japan - Kansai region . Power Plants Around The World . Gallery . 9 March 2014 . 11 March 2014.
  16. Web site: Kawagoe Thermal Power Plant . Global Energy Observatory . 19 July 2014.
  17. http://www.chuden.co.jp/english/investor/ir/pdf/datasheets_en.pdf CHUBU - Data Sheets for Investors
  18. http://www.breakingnews.ie/world/fukushima-plant-to-be-decommissioned-499350.html Fukushima plant to be decommissioned
  19. Web site: Ikata nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor begins generating power . 15 August 2016 .
  20. News: Kyushu Electric restarts nuclear reactor . Japan Today .
  21. https://archive.today/20130103075147/http://www.industcards.com/ps-japan.htm Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Plants in Japan - Industcards
  22. http://www.fepc.or.jp/english/library/electricity_eview_japan/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2009/04/02/erj2009_18.pdf Major Power Plants in Japan
  23. http://www.jcold.or.jp/Eng/Seawater/Seawater.htm Yanbaru
  24. Web site: Canadian Solar Converts a Golf Course into a 56MWp Solar Power Plant in Japan | Canadian Solar Inc .
  25. http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/challenge/energy/megasolar/index-e.html Solar Power Plant Facility Overview