Kawagoe Power Station
4,802 MW combined cycle plant in Mie Prefecture.
Overview
Seven units commissioned from 1997, including advanced 1,530 MW blocks, make Kawagoe one of the largest gas plants on Earth. Chubu Electric runs it on imported LNG near Ise Bay. It anchors central Japan supply when nuclear output falls.
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