Japan

Hatchobaru Geothermal Power Plant — 110 MW Geothermal

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Hatchobaru Geothermal Power Plant is a 110 MW geothermal power plant located in Japan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
110 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1990

Year online

Owner
Kyushu Electric Power

Operator

Location
33.11, 131.19

Coordinates

Insights

#232
largest in Japan
#39
largest Geothermal worldwide
#9,608
largest worldwide
1990
9 yrs older than avg
20
operated by Kyushu Electric Power
82
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Geothermal
Capacity
110 MW
Commissioned
1990
Status
Operational
Owner
Kyushu Electric Power
Country
Japan
Coordinates
33.105, 131.187

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
29,293 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
878,803 t

over ~30 yrs

Intensity
38 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

6,368
cars / year
3,906
homes / year
1,331,520
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Hatchobaru Geothermal Power Plant is a 110 MW geothermal facility in Japan, operated by 九州電力株式会社 since 1990.

Ranked #1 of 16 geothermal plants in Japan. Its 110 MW represents 14.54% of Japan’s total geothermal capacity of 756 MW. The largest geothermal plant in Japan is also Hatchobaru Geothermal Power Plant at 110 MW, making it equal in size.

Nearby plants within 50 km include 八丁原地熱発電所 (110 MW, Geothermal), Hatchobaru Otake (110 MW, Geothermal), and Ozu A (45 MW, Solar). The facility is located in Kumamoto Prefecture, approximately 40 km from Kumamoto City.

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