Shiobara Pumped Storage Plant
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.
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.
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.
See also
- List of power stations in Japan
- Hydroelectricity in Japan
- List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations
References
- ^ "Case Study 11-02: Benefits due to Power Generation – Large Scale Pumped Storage Power Plants, Japan" (PDF). IEA Hydropower Implementing Agreement Annex VIII. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Shiobara Pumped Hydro Power Station". DOE Global Energy Storage Database. US Department of Energy (DOE). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Special Note on Power Generation Facility". TEPCO. Retrieved 20 November 2015.