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【Database Update】 Latest status of coal-fired power plants (July 1, 2024)
As of July 1, 2024, 168 coal-fired power plants were in operation. JBC has listed the units scheduled to be shut down in a summary sheet (PDF).
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【News 】G7 Commits to Ending Unabated Coal-Fired Power by 2035
Leaders of the Group of Seven developed democracies commit to phase out unabated coal-fired power generation during the first half of the 2030s.
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【News】 Can J-POWER phase-out its coal-fired power plants by 2030?
J-POWER announced the names of aging and inefficient coal-fired power plants that it will be shutting down, but that are not enough to phase-out coal by 2030.
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【News】Two reports reveal environmental impacts of Kobe’s coal power plants
Kobe Steel submitted the post-monitoring survey report on the Kobe Power Station Units 3 and 4 installation project (FY2022)” to Hyogo Prefecture.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (June 1, 2024)
One of major power company, J-POWER, announced it will discontinue few units or make some into a reserve power source by 2030.
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【News】Germany moves forward on coal phase-out
Germany shut down 15 coal-fired power plants to meet its climate neutrality targets. The Economy Minister said that those plants were “neither necessary nor economical”.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (May 1, 2024)
Japanese Beyond Coal’s database update : As of May 1, 2024, the number of units in operation remains unchanged from last month at 169 units.
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【News】JERA begins demonstration test of 20% ammonia co-firing at Hekinan Thermal Power Station
JERA, Japan’s largest thermal power generation company, started a demonstration test of 20% ammonia co-firing at its Hekinan Unit 4 on April 1.
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【News】 OCCTO: Coal-fired power projected to account for 29% of Japan’s electricity in FY2033
On March 29, the Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators (OCCTO) released its Aggregation of Electricity Supply Plans for FY2024.
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【News】 J-POWER suspends operation of Tachibanawan Thermal Power Plant
On March 14, J-POWER announced that its Tachibanawan Unit 1 has been out of operation since February 15, due to a steam leak from its reheat steam pipe.
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【News】 Decisions issued on Hydrogen Society Promotion Bill and CCS Business Bill
Kishida administration issued cabinet decisions on two problematic bills that could lead to maintaining and prolonging domestic coal-fired power plants even longer.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (April 1, 2024)
The 169 units counted as in operation as of April 1 includes JERA’s Taketoyo Unit 5 and J-POWER’s Tachibanawan Unit 1, which have both recently been suspended due to accidents.
