The Sodegaura Power Station (袖ケ浦火力発電所) is a large
gas-fired
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon di ...
power station in
Sodegaura,
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the n ...
,
Japan. The facility generates power by utilizing one 600
MW and three 1,000 MW units, thus operating at an installed capacity of 3,600 MW, making it one of the largest power stations of its kind. All units of this facility run on
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon ...
.
Thermal power stations in Japan
See also
* List of largest power stations in the world
This article lists the largest power stations in the world, the ten overall and the five of each type, in terms of current installed electrical capacity. Non-renewable power stations are those that run on coal, fuel oils, nuclear fuel, natural ...
* List of power stations in Japan
This page is a list of power stations in Japan that are publicly or privately owned.
List
Former power station
* Senju Thermal Power Station
See also
*Electricity sector in Japan
*Energy in Japan
*List of largest power station ...
References
Natural gas-fired power stations in Japan
Buildings and structures in Chiba Prefecture
Sodegaura
Tokyo Electric Power Company
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