A new thermal power plant in Chiba Prefecture, which is scheduled to start operation next month, has been unveiled to the press as the tight supply and demand of electricity continues.
With an output that can supply electricity for about 1.85 million households, we will supply power ahead of schedule when the power supply and demand becomes tight.
Unveiled on the 13th was Unit 1 of the Anesaki Thermal Power Station in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, where JERA, Japan's largest power producer, will begin operation next month.
Unit 1, which was newly built on the premises, has an output of 650,000 kilowatts, which can supply electricity for about 1.85 million ordinary households, and when converted into a reserve rate that indicates the surplus power supply capacity, it is about 1% of the power supply service area of TEPCO. Equivalent.
This thermal power plant, which uses LNG (liquefied natural gas) as fuel, has introduced a state-of-the-art turbine to improve power generation efficiency, and is said to be able to reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 30%.
This winter's power supply and demand is expected to secure the minimum reserve margin of 3% for stable supply in all regions of the country.
However, the government has requested power saving for the first time in seven years in winter, as there is a risk that electricity demand will increase more than expected when the temperature drops due to a strong cold wave.
JERA plans to supply power ahead of schedule when the power supply and demand becomes tight, and is also promoting the rebuilding of aging thermal power plants.