| Chita Thermal Power Station | |
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| Country | Japan |
| Location | Chita, Aichi |
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| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1966 |
| Owner(s) | Chubu Electric Power |
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| Primary fuel | Natural gas, Fuel Oil |
| Generation units | 6 |
| Combined cycle? | Partial |
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| Installed capacity | 3,966 MW |
Chita Thermal Power Station (知多火力発電所 Chita Karyoku Hatsudensho) is a large thermal power station operated by Chubu Electric Power in Chita, Aichi, Japan. [1]
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Plans to build a power station in Chita were drawn up in the early 1960s, with the first unit coming on line in February 1966. A total of six units were built to power the cities of Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya Metropolis.
Units 1-4 were modernized and converted to be able to burn natural gas in 1985, whereas Units 5-6 were designed for use with natural gas from the start. From 1992-1996, Units 1, 2, 5 and 6 were shut down and were converted into combined cycle plants by adding an additional gas turbine to the existing boiler-turbine units to reuse exhaust gases.[2], This gave the plant a total power generating capacity of 3966 MW, which makes it one of the largest in Japan. [3]
Unit 1 Combined-Cycle (operational)
Unit 2 Combined Cycle (operational)
Unit 3 (operational)
Unit 4 (operational)
Unit 5 Combined-Cycle (operational)
Unit 5 Combined-Cycle (operational)