en.Wedoany.com Reported - Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated will renovate its Himeji No. 1 Power Station, adopting high-efficiency combined cycle gas turbine units. The project will install three combined cycle units with a total output of approximately 1,950 MW (650 MW each), increasing thermal efficiency from about 54% (based on lower heating value) to approximately 63%.

The three-unit liquefied natural gas system replaces the existing units with a higher output baseline. The renovation decision was made after Kansai Electric Power completed a feasibility study aimed at maintaining stable power supply and supporting the transition to a zero-carbon society. Himeji No. 1 Power Station, a liquefied natural gas power facility located in Hyogo Prefecture, has been in operation for approximately 30 years and currently uses two combined cycle units with a total output of 1,442 MW. The plant will continue to use natural gas as fuel, but Kansai Electric Power stated that it will continuously evaluate hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies as part of its long-term decarbonization pathway. Kansai Electric Power said it will proceed with environmental impact assessments and consult with local communities and relevant authorities, with commercial operation planned for fiscal year 2033 or later. The existing Unit 5 began operation in April 1995, and Unit 6 began operation in May 1996.

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