Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant
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Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station | |
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View of the Sabigawa Dam | |
Country | Japan |
Location | Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture |
Coordinates | 36°59′44″N 139°52′07″E / 36.99556°N 139.86861°ECoordinates: 36°59′44″N 139°52′07″E / 36.99556°N 139.86861°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1994 |
Operator(s) | TEPCO |
Upper reservoir | |
Total capacity | 11,900,000 m3 (9,600 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Lower reservoir | |
Total capacity | 10,500,000 m3 (8,500 acre⋅ft)[1] |
Power Station | |
Hydraulic head | 338 m (1,109 ft)[1] |
Pump-generators | 3 x 300 MW |
Installed capacity | 900 MW (1,200,000 hp) |
The Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station (塩原発電所) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Nasushiobara, in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. It has a total installed capacity of 900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp). The power plant started operation in 1994.[2]
Like most pumped-storage facilities, the power station uses two reservoirs, releasing and pumping as the demand rises and falls. The upper reservoir is contained by the Yashio Dam, a rock-fill dam. The lower reservoir is contained by the Sabigawa Dam, a concrete gravity dam.[1][3]
The power station employs three 300 MW pumping/generation units. The first 2 units started operation on 24 June 1994 and the third unit was started on 16 June 1995.[4]
See also
- List of power stations in Japan
- Hydroelectricity in Japan
- List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Case Study 11-02: Benefits due to Power Generation – Large Scale Pumped Storage Power Plants, Japan" (PDF). IEA Hydropower Implementing Agreement Annex VIII. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Shiobara Pumped Hydro Power Station". DOE Global Energy Storage Database. US Department of Energy (DOE). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Press Release - Water Pumping of The Shiobara Power Station for Urgent and Temporary Useand Asking Our Customers for More Electricity Conservation". www.tepco.co.jp. TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Special Note on Power Generation Facility". TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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