Marketing Division

Vol.62

DecemberEngineering Quarterly

2017
Domestic Sales[Special Issue] Hydropower Plants
Kanakido Power Plant Completed !!
Hydropower Plant Construction Record
Engineering Topics
Shifting power generating plants to profit generating plants

Mesco’s abundant track records and excellent technologies
have led to a high reputation gained in various fields.
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1Kamioka Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

Kanakido Power Plant Completed
Ceremony Held to Celebrate Completion of Plant Construction
Mesco commenced construction of Kanakido
Power Plant in June, 2015, which started withsetup of its temporary facilities, and successfullycompleted its construction, commissioning andhandover in September, 2017.
A ceremony was held by Kamioka
Mining &地鎮祭の様子
Smelting on September 13, 2017 to celebrate its
completion and in appreciation of support
extended by all those involved in the project.

Power Plant Location& Its Main Facilities
Background of Replacement
Construction of the original Kanakido Power
Plant was started in December, 1951 with aview to utilize the water resources
abundantly available from Kanakido River,which belongs to the Jinzu River system. Theplant started its operation in June 1953 andhas served Kamioka Mining & Smelting as
its main hydropower station, generating theoutput of 18,000 kW ever since.
The project completed this time was carriedout to replace the aging facilities, in line with
the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for Renewable
Energy in place, and also by implementing
automatic control of the water intake flow
and an improved remote monitoring system.

Penstock Tunnel

Turbine Generator

Sand Settling Basin

Water Intake Dam

Steel Penstock Pipes

Facility Outline
The scope of the project covered a main water
intake located 90 m downstream the merging
point of Kanakido River and Nakanomata
River, a sand settling basin that follows, a5,740 m long penstock tunnel running down
to a water tank, two subsequent steel
penstock pipelines, and two water turbine
generators, from where the water returns tothe main stream of Kanakido River.

Location

Kanakido,Takayama, Gifu
Water System Area 116 km2
Effective Head
351.7 mGenerated Power
18,287.1 kW max

Information Source * Kamioka Mining & Smelting’s leaflet produced for the ceremonyof completion of Kanakido Power PlantEQ vol. 622Renewable Energy

Hydropower Plant Construction Records
Mesco offers support by providing total engineering services andcarrying out installation of penstocks, water turbine generators,
and transformers, as well as connecting power lines.

Transformer Facility Construction

Water Intake Weir (Lodging Weir)

Water Turbine Generator Replacement① Support Installation onSteep Slope② Crane Setup on SteepSlope① Delivery of a Series of
10m-long Pipes② Forming Long Pipes byWelding④ Penstock Installation

フィン組立装置③ PenstockInstallation
Preparation④ Pipe Loading Completed③ Loading of Pipes with aBackhoe<Penstock Installation Example><Water Piping Work Example>
Mesco Pipes Used

We provide full support with the services of feasibility studies,
subsidy applications, detailed engineering, construction, andall the way through to commissioning.
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3Let us serve you with a total EPC package
from planning to construction

Feel free to contact us, Mesco, if you
have any plans of replacing yourhydropower plant.

1. Considered Site
Check (Site Survey)
Technical feasibility
check by site survey⚫ Water intake andpenstock route⚫ Power plant⚫ Power transmission line route⚫ Approx. power
output calculation
based on approx.
water flow rateand head↓
Check by preliminary
feasibility study

2. Basic Design

3. Feasibility Study (F/S)

Optimum process
selection by water flowrate check andtopography survey⚫ Water intake
facility⚫ Penstock &pipelines⚫ Turbines &generators⚫ Transformers⚫ Power lines &generator building↓
Approx. construction
cost estimate (civil,building, mech. &elec.) Production ofplanning drawings & arough process flow

Execution ofFeasibility StudyEngineering
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Evaluation by Internal
Rate of Return (IRR)
process, etc.

4. Applications to be
Filed (Support forpreparation ofnecessary documents,etc.)⚫
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River Act (Law)Electric Utility
Industry Law
FIT application
procedure

5. Detailed Design& Construction

6. Operation
Management Support

Execution of a lumpsum EPC project
involving civil,
building, mechanical,
and electrical works⚫

Regular inspection(annual)⚫

Aged item replacement (electricalequipment, etc.)⚫

Major repair work⚫

Supply of spare partsand consumables

Detailed designEquipment
procurement⚫ Project planning⚫ Construction work↓
Commissioning &operation training↓
Handover &acceptance(commercial runcommissioning)⚫
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Supporting the Technologies for Tomorrow
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