Gobō Thermal Power Plant

Gobō Thermal Power Station (御坊発電所, Gobō karyoku hatsudensho) is a fossil-fuel power station operated by Kansai Electric in the city of Gobō, Wakayama, Japan. It located on the Pacific coast.

Gobō Thermal Power Station
Gobō Thermal Power Station
Official name	御坊発電所
Country	Japan
Location	1-3 Aza Tomishima, Minami Shioya, Shioya-cho, Gobō, Wakayama 644-0024
Coordinates	33°51′36.1″N 135°09′11″E
Status	Operational
Commission date	April 1984
Owner	Kansai Electric
Operator	Kansai Electric
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Fuel oil, Crude oil
Site area	330,000 sq.m.
Power generation
Units operational	2 (+1 long-term offline)
Nameplate capacity	1800 MW
External links
Website	Official website

History

The Gobō Thermal Power Station was the first to be built in Japan on an artificial island in the Pacific Ocean. It came on line in September 1984 with Unit 1, followed by Unit 2 in November 1984, and Unit 3 in March 1985. The initial installed capacity was 1800 MW; however, since its fuel sources are heavy oil or crude oil, operations were severely impacted by rising crude oil prices and its operational rate has been low. Operations on Unit 2 were suspended in April 2019 due to low demand and high costs.

Plant details

Unit	Fuel	Type	Capacity	On line	Status
1	Heavy Oil/Crude Oil	Steam Turbine	600 MW	September 1984	operational
2	Heavy Oil/Crude Oil	Steam turbine	600 MW	November 1984	Long-term off-line April 2019
3	Heavy Oil/Crude Oil	Steam Turbine	600 MW	March 1985	operational

See also

• List of fuel oil power stations
• List of power stations in Japan

External links

• Official home page
• Principal Thermal Power Plants (1,500MW or greater) (Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan