By Energy People. Compiled with AI assistance from linked sources.
JERA and ENEOS Power have agreed to jointly develop and operate two replacement generating units at Sodegaura Thermal Power Station in Japan’s Chiba prefecture.
JERA’s 6 November announcement sets out two LNG-fired combined-cycle units of approximately 870MW each, giving a combined planned capacity of 1,740MW. The operating targets are 2032 for New Unit 1 and 2033 for New Unit 2.
The companies plan to establish their joint venture during fiscal 2026. JERA Power Investment would hold 66% and ENEOS Power 34%.
The wider replacement programme involves phased retirement of the existing four units and construction of three new units. The third new unit, targeted for 2041, is outside this agreement.
An environmental-assessment scoping document was submitted in July. The partnership announcement does not establish completion of all approvals or a construction start. Future hydrogen use and carbon capture remain possibilities being explored, rather than committed operating capabilities.
Source: JERA, 6 November 2026.
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Image credit: Illustrative power-generation file photograph of Senoko Power Station in Singapore, February 2007; not Sodegaura or its proposed replacement units. Terence Ong / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5. Gamma correction by Wdwd; resized.
