【Update】Japan Coal Plant Tracker: 20180810


This is update on August 10th.

【Proposed】

Misumi No.2
Preparatory construction started in July 1st, 2018. This unit plans to start operation in November 2022.   (Release from Chugoku Electric Power: http://energia.co.jp/press/2018/11218.html)
News paper mentioned it will be with biomass combustion (5%).

Yokosuka Power Plant, No.1 and No.2
On August 8th, the governor of Kanagawa prefecture submitted his openion to the second EIA screening document of Yokosuka Power Plant. (http://www.pref.kanagawa.jp/docs/ap4/cnt/f247/documents/cmschijiiken.pdf)

【Others】

METI has decided to control new construction of small-scale low efficient coal power generation units. METI will officially announce their decision under energy-saving laws within this year.  (from Nikkei newspaper, July 26th)