On February 6, 2015, a replacement plan was announced to abolish the old oil-fired power generation facilities and to install high-efficiency coal-fired units instead.

However, since carbon dioxide emissions are significantly higher for coal than for LNG combined cycle power generation, concerns about adverse environmental effects and the impact to global warming led to public opposition.

Consisting of 36,918 solar panels covering an area of 120,000 square meters, the facility produces 7.5 MW of power, and came on line on October 31, 2011.

After a JERA investigation, it was revealed that the fire had lasted over five hours, with an explosion causing significant damage to part of the boiler building.

The investigation highlighted a series of design flaws that led to the explosion in the biomass wood pellet conveyor system.