is an LNG-fired

thermal power station A thermal power station, also known as a thermal power plant, is a type of power station in which the heat energy generated from various fuel sources (e.g., coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, etc.) is converted to electrical energy. The heat ...

operated by JERA in the city of

Chita, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 83,891 in 35,798 households, and a population density of 1,828 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Chita is located in northwestern Chita Pen ...

, Japan. The facility is located on reclaimed land at the east side of

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. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the Chita Thermal Power Station.

History

The Chita Daini Thermal Power Station began operations LNG-fired power plant operated by

Chubu Electric , abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is a Japanese electric utilities provider for the middle Chūbu region of the Honshu island of Japan. It provides electricity at 60 Hz, though an area of Nagano Prefecture uses 50 Hz. Chubu Electric ...

in September 1983. From 1994-1996, both units were converted into a

combined cycle A combined cycle power plant is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem from the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy. On land, when used to make electricity the most common type is called a combined cycle gas turb ...

power generation system with the addition of an additional

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to use the waste heat of the steam turbine. The existing steam power generation facility can be operated independently even when the gas turbine power generation facility is stopped. The steam turbines were supplied by

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as was the gas turbine for Unit 2. The gas turbine for Unit 1 was supplied by

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. In April 2019, the operations of Chubu Electric Power were transferred to JERA, a

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between Chubu Electric and TEPCO Fuel & Power, Inc, a subsidiary of

Tokyo Electric Power Company is a Japanese electric utility holding company servicing Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. This area includes Tokyo. Its headquarters are located in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, an ...

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