World Power Plants

Kawanishi25 MW Solar

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Kawanishi is a 25 MW solar power plant in Japan, operated since its commissioning year is not specified. Ranked #72 of 327 solar plants in Japan, Kawanishi contributes 0.45% of Japan's total solar capacity of 5,554 MW. The largest solar plant in Japan is Setouchi at 230 MW, making Kawanishi 9.2 times smaller. Nearby plants include 第二新郷水力発電所 (38.8 MW, Hydro), Shingo 1 and 2 (38.8 MW, Hydro), and 東京電力戸の口堰第三発電所 (1.4 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Fukushima Prefecture, approximately 50 km from the city of Fukushima.

Capacity
25 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Kansai Electric Power Company
Location
37.9090°, 140.0000°

Japan, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 349. largest of 662 plants in Japan
  • #17,701 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,815 of 11,039 Solar plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Kansai Electric Power Company operates 11 plants totalling 14,995 MW

Regional density

38 plants within 100 km, 21,705 MW combined

Nearest plant: 第二新郷水力発電所 (40.5 km)

Data provenance

Source: Wiki-Solar

Location

Coordinates:: 37.909000, 140.000000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Kawanishi is a solar power plant producing approximately 39 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Japan
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

JapanEnergy Profile

662
Total Plants
342.8 GW
Total Capacity
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