Kakkonda Geothermal Power Plant

Kakkonda Geothermal Power Plant

Kakkonda G.P.P.

Steam supply: TOHGEC Co., Ltd.
Power generation: Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Capacity: unit 1: 50,000 kW
unit 2: 30,000 kW
In operation since: unit 1: May, 1978
unit 2: March, 1996
Address: Shizukuishi Town, Iwate
Contact: Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Iwate branch, +81-19-653-2115

The biggest power plant in Honshu (main island of Japan). Located in Towada-Hachimantai National Park, ski areas and hotsprings in the vicinity, deep-seated geothermal resource in a depth of 4,000 m has been done as a national project by NEDO.

Geothermal Power Plants in Japan

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