Jera starts unit 3 of Anegasaki gas power plant in Chiba

Jera has started commercial operations at the third unit of its combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) Anegasaki power plant in Chiba, the company said on August 1. With this milestone, all three units of the Anegasaki plant are now operational.

All three units have a generating capacity of approximately 650 MW. The first unit was commissioned in April this year, the second unit in April and the third on August 1.

Last year, Jera decommissioned four gas-fired units at the Anegasaki station in the Chiba prefecture. These units were built between December 1967 and September 1972. Old units 5 and 6 are operating as usual.