Table 2: Construction history
July 1993 |
Kannagawa hydro power field survey office was established |
July 1995 |
The construction of the power plant was approved by the 130th meeting of Electric Power Development Coordination Council |
July 1995 |
The office was reorganised into Kannagawa hydro power plant construction preparation office |
February 1997 |
The office was reorganised into Kannagawa hydro power plant construction office |
May 1997 |
Construction work on the power plant begins |
October 2003 |
Water storage to the lower dam (Ueno) began |
September 2004 |
Water storage to the upper dam (Minamiaiki) began |
December 2004 |
Test run of Unit 1 |
December 2005 |
Unit 1 (470MW) started commercial operation |