Japanese Facility Joins Hydro Hall of Fame

摘要

The Miyashiro Power Plant No. 1 was commissioned on Sept. 14, 1904, by Japan's Azumi Electric Power Co. After more than 112 years, the original turbine-generator unit in the now 400 kW plant - Unit 2 was added in 1914 - is still running. Annually, the plant generates 3,024 MWh using an effective head of 50.72 m (166.4 ft) and a water flow of 1.11 m~3/Vs (39.2 cubic ft per second) from the Hodaka River, a branch of the Shinano River.