Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant

Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station

View of the Sabigawa Dam
Location of Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station in Japan
Country Japan
Location Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
Coordinates 36°59′44″N 139°52′07″E / 36.99556°N 139.86861°E / 36.99556; 139.86861Coordinates: 36°59′44″N 139°52′07″E / 36.99556°N 139.86861°E / 36.99556; 139.86861
Status Operational
Commission date 1994
Operator(s) TEPCO
Pumped-storage power station
Upper res. capacity 11,900,000 m3 (9,600 acre·ft)[1]
Lower res. capacity 10,500,000 m3 (8,500 acre·ft)[1]
Hydraulic head 338 m (1,109 ft)[1]
Pump-generators 3 x 300 MW
Power generation
Nameplate capacity 900 MW (1,200,000 hp)

The Shiobara Pumped Storage Power Station (塩原発電所) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Nasushiobara, in the Tochigi Prefecture of Japan. It has a total installed capacity of 900 megawatts (1,200,000 hp). The power plant started operation in 1994.[2]

Like most pumped-storage facilities, the power station uses two reservoirs, releasing and pumping as the demand rises and falls. The upper reservoir is contained by the Yashio Dam, a rock-fill dam. The lower reservoir is contained by the Sabigawa Dam, a concrete gravity dam.[3][1]

The power station employs three 300 MW pumping/generation units. The first 2 units started operation on 24 June 1994 and the third unit was started on 16 June 1995.[4]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Case Study 11-02: Benefits due to Power Generation – Large Scale Pumped Storage Power Plants, Japan" (PDF). IEA Hydropower Implementing Agreement Annex VIII. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. "Shiobara Pumped Hydro Power Station". DOE Global Energy Storage Database. US Department of Energy (DOE). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. "Press Release - Water Pumping of The Shiobara Power Station for Urgent and Temporary Useand Asking Our Customers for More Electricity Conservation". www.tepco.co.jp. TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. "Special Note on Power Generation Facility". TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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