Nagano is a 220MW hydro power project. It is located on Kuzuryu river/basin in Fukui, Japan. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1962 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1968.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 220 220 Active Fukui, Japan Electric Power Development

Description

The project is developed and owned by Electric Power Development.

Nagano is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 51 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 97.5m. The project generated 356 GWh of electricity.

The project has 2 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 120 MVA.

Development Status

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The project construction commenced in 1962 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1968.

Contractors Involved

Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 units of francis turbines, each with 113MW nameplate capacity.

About Electric Power Development

Electric Power Development Co Ltd (J-Power) is a wholesale electric utility that supplies hydroelectric and thermal power. It owns and operates a network of hydroelectric, thermal, wind and geothermal power plants. The company provides electricity and transmission services to major electric power companies in Japan. It constructs and operates power transmission and transforming facilities. J-Power’s other activities comprises environmental, telecommunications, overseas generation investment, consulting, selling of coal and resource management. The company owns and operates power generation facilities in several countries including Thailand, the US and China. J-Power is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Methodology

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