Matsukawa Geothermal is a 23.5 MW geothermal power plant in Japan, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co since 1966. Ranked #12 of 16 geothermal plants in Japan. Its 23.5 MW represents 3.11% of Japan's total geothermal capacity of 756 MW. The largest geothermal plant in Japan is 八丁原地熱発電所 at 110 MW, making Matsukawa 4.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kakkonda (80 MW, Geothermal), Sumikawa Akita (50 MW, Geothermal), and Shizukuishi (24.8 MW, Solar). The facility is located in the Iwate Prefecture, approximately 500 km north of Tokyo.
60 years old
Japan, Asia
- 360. largest of 662 plants in Japan
- #18,338 worldwide by installed capacity
- #133 of 215 Geothermal plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
60 years in operation
Geothermal fleet average: 26.9 years
TOHOKU ELECTRIC POWER CO operates 4 plants totalling 119 MW
17 plants within 100 km, 2,879 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Matsukawa Geothermal is a geothermal power plant producing approximately 165 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~38 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Geothermal
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Japan- Continent
- Asia
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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