Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant
| Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station | |
|---|---|
 View of the Sabigawa Dam | |
  Location of Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station in Japan | |
| 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 |
| Commission date | 1994 |
| Operator(s) | TEPCO |
| Pumped-storage power station | |
| Upper res. capacity | 11,900,000 m3 (9,600 acre·ft)[1] |
| Lower res. capacity | 10,500,000 m3 (8,500 acre·ft)[1] |
| Hydraulic head | 338 m (1,109 ft)[1] |
| Pump-generators | 3 x 300 MW |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate 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.[3][1]
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
- 1 2 3 4 "Case Study 11-02: Benefits due to Power Generation – Large Scale Pumped Storage Power Plants, Japan" (PDF). IEA Hydropower Implementing Agreement Annex VIII. 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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