Makiminato Thermal power plant is a 288 MW oil power station in Okinawa, Japan. It is operated by Okinawa Electric Power Co Inc. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 216k homes (estimated). It ranks #176 of 692 Japan power plants by installed capacity. Commissioned in 1981, it is around 45 years old — long-established. Its modelled annual emissions are 158,940 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 37k cars driven for a year. In context, oil supplies about 2.5% of Japan's electricity; the national grid averages 477 gCO₂/kWh (32.7% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id CT-5293.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000408476; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 288 MW, Makiminato Thermal power plant is below the median oil plant in Japan (1,000 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~158,940 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
Key facts
- Share of Japan oil capacity
- 0.6% of 48,987 MW across 41 plants in this dataset
- Age among peers
- 17 of 28 dated oil plants in Japan are older
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest oil plants in Japan
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Okinawa Electric Power Co Inc.
Local climate & thermal context
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 26.3°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 97% below the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 14/100 — this site sits in the bottom third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #31 largest oil power plant of 41 in Japan by capacity.
Japan has 41 oil power plants in this dataset, together about 48,987 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Yoshinoura thermal power plant · Gas · 502 MW · Okinawa
- Nakagusuku power station · Biomass · 49 MW · Okinawa
- Gushikawa power station · Coal · 312 MW · Okinawa
- Ishikawa Uruma power station · Oil · 353 MW · Uruma
- Ishikawa power station · Coal · 312 MW · Okinawa
- Uruma · Solar · 12 MW · Okinawa
Location
Coordinates 26.2706, 127.7191 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Makiminato Thermal power plant?
Makiminato Thermal power plant is a 288 MW oil power plant in Okinawa, Japan, commissioned in 1981.
Who operates Makiminato Thermal power plant?
Makiminato Thermal power plant is operated by Okinawa Electric Power Co Inc.
How much CO₂ does Makiminato Thermal power plant emit?
Makiminato Thermal power plant has modelled emissions of about 158,940 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).