Mazegawa Daiichi is a 288MW hydro power project. It is located on Mazekawa river/basin in Gifu, Japan. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. The project construction commenced in 1966 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1976.

Project Type Total Capacity (MW) Active Capacity (MW) Pipeline Capacity (MW) Project Status Project Location Project Developer
Hydropower 288 288 Active Gifu, Japan

Description

The project is currently owned by Chubu Electric Power.

Mazegawa Daiichi is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 173.5 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 99.6m.

The project has 2 electric generators installed at the site. The generator capacity is 160 MVA.

Development Status

The project construction commenced in 1966 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1976.

Contractors Involved

Hitachi Mitsubishi Hydro was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 2 turbines, each with 144MW nameplate capacity.

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