Electric YY易游平台 YY易游平台

Our wholesale power supply business began in fiscal 2002 and contributes to YY易游平台e stable supply of electricity in local regions.
We are currYY易游平台tly expanding our power gYY易游平台eration facilities in Kobe.

KoYY易游平台 Power Plant – No. 1 and No. 2 Units

FolloYY易游平台ng the amendment to the Electricity Business Act in 1995, which allowed companies other than electric power companies to sell electricity to electric power companies, we constructed a power plant in Kobe to embark on a new business that would make the best use of the existing infrastructure at the former Kobe Works and the know-how gained from in-house power generation in our ironmaking operations. We began the wholesale electricity supply business in fiscal 2002 in which all the electricity generated is provided to the Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. We are one of the largest wholesale power suppliers in Japan, capable of covering approximately 70% of Kobe City's peak demand for electricity in summer. Located in an urban setting, the Kobe Power Plant has employed environmental equipment of the highest standards. In April 2016, the name of the operating company was changed from Shinko Kobe Power Inc. to Kobelco Power Kobe, Inc. to reflect the Kobe Steel Group's brand name KOBELCO.

Moka YY易游平台 Plant – No. 1 and No. 2 Units

The Moka Power Plant is Japan’s first full-fledged inland thermal power plant. Located adjacent to our Moka Works in Tochigi Prefecture, the Moka Power Plant began commercial operation of its No. 1 unit in October 2019 and its No. 2 unit in March 2020. Under a contract concluded YY易游平台th Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. in September 2014, the power plant receives the supply of city gas from Tokyo Gas to generate electricity using state-of-the-art gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) systems YY易游平台th the highest levels of efficiency in Japan. While most power plants are built in a coastal area, the Moka Power Plant is located in an inland area where there is no danger of tsunami. As higher security is expected YY易游平台th diversification of risk, the Moka Power Plant was selected by the Japanese government’s Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as an example that contributes to building national resilience and national resilience for energy.

KoYY易游平台 Power Plant – No. 3 and No. 4 Units

After shutting down the upstream operations of the former Kobe Works in 2017, we are now constructing a 1,300 MW power plant on the site of the Works' blast furnace. Under a power supply contract concluded YY易游平台th the Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. in March 2015, we began commercial operation of the No.3 unit in February 2022 and plan to start up the No. 4 unit in fiscal 2022. The new power plant YY易游平台ll employ environmental equipment of the highest standards suitable for an urban power plant, in addition to cutting-edge, ultra-supercritical power generation equipment.

YY易游平台 Plant Overview

Company naYY易游平台 KobelYY易游平台 Power Kobe, Inc. KobelYY易游平台 Power Moka, Inc. YY易游平台. 2, Inc.
Location KoYY易游平台, Hyogo Prefecture
(YY易游平台thin the Kobe YY易游平台re Rod & Bar Plant)
Moka, Tochigi Prefecture
(adjacYY易游平台t to Moka Works)
KoYY易游平台, Hyogo Prefecture
(YY易游平台thin the Kobe YY易游平台re Rod & Bar Plant)
FuYY易游平台 YY易游平台al City gas YY易游平台al
Power gYY易游平台eration capacity 1,400 MW
(700 MW x 2 units)
1,248 MW
(624 MW x 2 units)
1,300 MW
(650 MW x 2 units)
Power generation YY易游平台thod Pulverized coal-fired, supercritical (SC) pressure power gYY易游平台eration Gas turbine YY易游平台mbined cycle (GTCC) Pulverized coal-fired, ultra-supercritical (USC) pressure power gYY易游平台eration
Start of comYY易游平台rcial operation No. 1 unit: Apr. 2002
No. 2 unit: Apr. 2004
No. 1 unit: Oct. 2019
No. 2 unit: Mar. 2020
No. 3 unit: Feb. 2022
No. 4 unit: Fiscal 2022 (under YY易游平台nstruction)

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