Sakata Kyodo Thermal Power Station

Sakata Kyodo Thermal Power Station 酒田共同火力発電所
Sakata Joint Thermal Power Station
Country	Japan Yamagata Prefecture#Japan
Location	Sakata, Yamagata, Japan
Coordinates	38°58′10″N 139°49′59″E / 38.96944°N 139.83306°E / 38.96944; 139.83306
Status	Operational
Commission date	1977
Owners	Sakata Kyodo Power Co., Ltd
Operator	Sakata Kyodo Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Secondary fuel	Biomass
Power generation
Units operational	2
Nameplate capacity	700 MW
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The Sakata Kyodo Thermal Power Station (酒田共同火力発電所, Sakai Kyodo Karyoku Hatsudensho) is a coal-fired thermal power station operated by the Sakai Joint Power Co., Ltd in the city of Sakata, Yamagata, Japan. The facility is located on the Sea of Japan coast of Honshu. The Sakata Joint Power Co., Ltd is a joint venture between Tohoku Electric and Sumitomo Light Aluminum Company,

Unit 1 of the Sakata Kyodo Thermal Power Station started operation in October 1977, followed by Unit 2 in October 1978. Initially, both units were designed to burn heavy oil; however, Unit 1 was converted to coal in 1984 and Unit 2 was converted to coal in October 1978 and a mixture of coal and biomass (wood pellets) in May 2011, with heavy oil and light oil also usable as auxiliary fuel.

Coal ash from the plant is recycled into raw materials for cement and into fertilizers.

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