Osaka Gas predicts that domestic thermal power will reach 3.2 GW in 2026
Osaka Gas is Japan's second largest city gas supplier. It said that its thermal power generation capacity in Japan will reach 3.2 gigawatts (3.2 gigawatts) by 2026, with the planned start-up of two 600 megawatt gas-fired units in Himeji.
The current thermal capacity of the company is 2 GW.
The utility announced Thursday that the first 600-MW unit at its Himeji Power Station will be launched in January 2026. The second unit will follow in May 2026.
Osaka Gas, along with its three partners including the Development Bank of Japan announced earlier this month plans to construct the No.3 622,6-MW gas-fired unit in Himeji. The unit is expected to be operational in 2030.
A spokesperson stated that the project was designed to meet the rising demand for electricity, which is being driven by the expansion and growth of data centres and semiconductor factories.
Osaka Gas plans to build two 75-MW biogas power plants in 2025. This will bring the total of its eight biomass plants up to 450 MW.
A company statement said that two energy storage plants, with a combined 13 MW capacity, will be operational by the fiscal year 2025.
Osaka Gas and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company signed a 15 year sales and purchase contract in February to supply liquefied gas from ADNOC’s Ruwais Project.
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(source: Reuters)
