Coal-fired Power Plant
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (June 01, 2021)
There is no movement in May. So, the number of currently operating power station is same as last update, 165 units in total, including 4 units of mothballed .
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (May 01, 2021)
Japan Beyond Coal database update: Two proposal plans were canceled and two plants started commercial operation in April.
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【News】The Japanese Government’s coal “fade-out” will not meet the Paris Agreement goals
On April 23, the Working Group for the Review of Coal-fired Power Generation, a deliberation council of the METI, announced that they have compiled an interim report on a coal “fade-out” toward 2030.
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【News】End to the consideration of the coal-fired power project in Akita – End of the domestic new construction plan
On April 27, 2021, Kanden Energy Solution Co., Inc. (Kenes) announced that Kenes and Marubeni Clean Power Corporation would end their consideration of the Akita Port Thermal Power Station (tentative name) construction plan.
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【News】Coal-fired power plant in Ube cancelled!
On April 16, 2021, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. and Ube Industries announced the cancellation of new construction plans for Nishiokinoyama Power Plant, a planned coal-fired power plant in Ube, Yamaguchi-prefecture.
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【Report】 Boom and Bust 2021: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline
The report “Boom and Bust 2021: Tracking The Global Coal Plant Pipeline,” released on April 6, 2021, includes a number of insights on Japan in relation to coal.
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【Report】 Greenpeace Japan “JERA and Japan seek costly and dirty alternative to RE: Lengthening the lifeline of coal power in Japan”
Greenpeace Japan has published a new briefing paper “JERA and Japan seek costly and dirty alternative to RE: Lengthening the lifeline of coal power in Japan”.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (April 01, 2021)
No coal-fired power plants were retired or started operation in March. However, one unit, Karita New 1, has become mothballed. Currently 163 units are under operation and 15 units are under planning/construction.
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【News】Kobe Climate Case Judicial Ruling: Voices of Citizens Not Heard
On March 15, the ruling was announced in a court case by local citizens seeking to stop the construction of two Kobe Steel coal-fired power units in Kobe City.
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【Database Update】Latest status of coal-fired power plants (February 01, 2021)
Japan Beyond Coal’s database of coal-fired power plants has been updated. Start Operating Hitachinaka Joint Th…
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【News】Kobe Climate Case court hearing finishes: Judgment on government’s responsibilities expected March 15, 2021
The final hearings in Osaka District Court (presiding judge: Kenichi Mori) finished on January 20, 2021, as pa…
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【News】Are you serious? Hitachinaka Joint Thermal Power Station Unit 1 Begins Commercial Operation
On January 8th, Hitachinaka Generation Co. Inc., a subsidiary of JERA Co. Inc., began the commercial operation…
