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Higashi-Niigata Thermal Power Station

Japan

The 61st largest power station in the world

4.86 GW · Capacity

Higashi-Niigata Thermal Power Station (Higashi-Niigata Karyoku Hatsudensho) is a large fossil-fuel thermal power station operated by Tohoku Electric in the town of Seirō, Niigata, Japan. The facility is located on the Sea of Japan coast and is adjacent to Niigata Higashi Port.

Power station data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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