2012/06/29 Commencement of gas supply to Kashima thermal ...

June <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2012</strong><strong>Commencement</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>gas</strong> <strong>supply</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Kashima</strong> <strong>thermal</strong> power station <strong>of</strong> Tokyo Electric Power Company-Completion <strong>of</strong> construction work for high-pressure <strong>gas</strong> pipeline, “<strong>Kashima</strong> Waterfront Line”-Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (President : Mr. Tsuyoshi Okamo<strong>to</strong>, hereafter “Tokyo Gas”) has completed theconstruction work <strong>of</strong> high-pressure <strong>gas</strong> pipeline, “<strong>Kashima</strong> Waterfront Line” (hereafter “the Line”) onMay 22, <strong>2012</strong>, and <strong>to</strong>day started full-scale <strong>gas</strong> <strong>supply</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Kashima</strong> <strong>thermal</strong> power station <strong>of</strong> TokyoElectric Power Company (hereafter “TEPCO”).With the request from TEPCO, the Line has been under construction in Kamisu city, Ibaraki prefecture,since August 2011, in order for Tokyo Gas <strong>to</strong> <strong>supply</strong> city <strong>gas</strong> <strong>to</strong> the newly installed <strong>gas</strong> turbinegenera<strong>to</strong>rs on the site <strong>of</strong> TEPCO’s <strong>Kashima</strong> <strong>thermal</strong> power station.Tokyo Gas carried out construction work <strong>to</strong> extend its high-pressure <strong>gas</strong> pipeline “Chiba <strong>Kashima</strong> Line”,which had been completed on March 2, <strong>2012</strong>, by 4.4 kilometers from its terminus called <strong>Kashima</strong>governor station <strong>to</strong> TEPCO’s <strong>Kashima</strong> <strong>thermal</strong> power station.Tokyo Gas has supplied city <strong>gas</strong> since June 6, <strong>2012</strong>, for the trial operation for the newly installed <strong>gas</strong>turbine genera<strong>to</strong>rs on the site <strong>of</strong> TEPCO’s <strong>Kashima</strong> <strong>thermal</strong> power station, and <strong>to</strong>day started full-scale<strong>gas</strong> <strong>supply</strong> in accordance with the commencement <strong>of</strong> the newly installed <strong>gas</strong> turbine genera<strong>to</strong>rs.Tokyo Gas keeps exerting maximum effort <strong>to</strong> make a contribution on relaxing the <strong>supply</strong> and demand<strong>of</strong> electricity, as a business entity playing a role <strong>of</strong> energy <strong>supply</strong> in the Metropolitan region.Start / TerminusAddress: Towada, Kamisu city, Ibaraki prefectureStart: Tokyo Gas <strong>Kashima</strong> governor stationTerminus: Towada block bulb station, TEPCO <strong>Kashima</strong> <strong>thermal</strong> power stationPressure / Diameter 7MPa / 600 mmExtended length4.4 kmConstruction start August 8, 2011Construction end May 22, <strong>2012</strong>Supply start (Opening) June 6, <strong>2012</strong>

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