Shiobara is a 900MW hydro power project. It is located on Jinzu river/basin in Tochigi, Japan. The project is currently active. It has been developed in single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in 1994.

Project Type	Total Capacity (MW)	Active Capacity (MW)	Pipeline Capacity (MW)	Project Status	Project Location	Project Developer
Hydropower	900	900	–	Active	Tochigi, Japan

Description

The project is currently owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings.

Shiobara is a pumped storage project. The hydro reservoir capacity is 11.9 million cubic meter. The net head of the project is 338m.

The hydro power project consists of 3 turbines, each with 300MW nameplate capacity.

Development Status

The project got commissioned in 1994.

Contractors Involved

Toshiba Energy Systems and Solutions supplied 3 electric generators for the project. The generator capacity is 360 MVA.

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