Kurobe River No. 3 Power Station— 81 MW Hydroelectric
黒部川第三発電所 is an 81 MW hydro power plant in Japan, operated by 関西電力株式会社 and commissioned in 1940. Ranked #57 of 90 hydro plants in Japan, it accounts for 0.2% of Japan's total hydro capacity of 40,101 MW. The largest hydro plant in Japan is Okutataragi at 1,932 MW, making this facility 23.9 times smaller. Nearby plants include Shin Takasegawa (1,280 MW, Hydro) and Toyama Thermal Power Station (250 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Toyama Prefecture, approximately 90 km from Kanazawa.
86 years old
Japan, Asia
- 242. largest of 662 plants in Japan
- #11,073 worldwide by installed capacity
- #2,557 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
- 0.02% of the installed capacity of Japan
86 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
KEPCO (Kansai Electric Power) operates 8 plants totalling 2,656 MW
31 plants within 100 km, 10,763 MW combined
Source: OpenStreetMap
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Kurobe River No. 3 Power Station is a hydro power plant producing approximately 284 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Japan- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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