Sumikawa Akita is a 50 MW geothermal power plant in Japan, operated by J-POWER since 1995. Ranked #6 of 16 geothermal plants in Japan, it represents 6.61% of the country'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 Sumikawa Akita 2.2 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Kakkonda (80 MW, Geothermal) and Shizukuishi (24.8 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Japan, approximately 300 km northwest of Sendai.
31 years old
Japan, Asia
- 263. largest of 662 plants in Japan
- #13,085 worldwide by installed capacity
- #86 of 215 Geothermal plants worldwide
- 0.01% of the installed capacity of Japan
31 years in operation
Geothermal fleet average: 26.9 years
J-POWER operates 8 plants totalling 6,462 MW
15 plants within 100 km, 2,828 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Sumikawa Akita is a geothermal power plant producing approximately 350 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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