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Power Stations In South Korea

South Korea has about 132 power plants with a generating capacity of 99.47268 gigawatts. South Korea is a country that has experienced rapid economic growth and modernization in recent decades. Its power stations play a crucial role in providing electricity to power its industries and meet the needs of its population. With a mix of traditional and modern technologies, South Korea's power stations have become some of the most efficient and advanced in the world. One such power station is the Shin-Kori Nuclear Power Plant, located in the southern province of Gyeongsangnam-do. The power plant consists of four pressurized water reactors and can produce over 4,000 megawatts of electricity, making it one of the largest power stations in the country.

StationPrimary fuelTotal capacity (MW)
HanbitNuclear5900
HanulNuclear5900
YeongheungCoal5080
Boryeong (poryang)Coal4000
DangjinCoal4000
HadongCoal4000
TaeanCoal4000
Shin-KoriNuclear3340
SamcheonpoCoal3240
KoriNuclear3137
IncheonGas3052
UlsanOil3000
WolsongNuclear2799
Samcheok Green power stationCoal2044
Shin Boryeong power stationCoal2000
Shin-WolsongNuclear2000
KOMIPO IncheonGas1960
DongducheonGas1900
Boryeong (CC)Gas1800
Busan (pusan)Gas1800
SeoincheonGas1800
ShinincheonGas1800
PocheonGas1560
BugokGas1503
YulchonGas1475
PyeongtaekOil1400
PyeongtaekGas1348
Bukpyung power stationCoal1190
KwangyangGas1071
YangyangHydro1000
BundangGas922
IlsanGas900
YeongwolGas848
Ansan ProjectGas834
Gwangyang WorksGas830
OseongGas830
YecheonHydro800
GunsanGas719
SancheongHydro700
YeosuCoal678
CheongsongHydro600
MujuHydro600
SamnangjinHydro600
Sejong CityGas550
PajuGas515
Hwasung KDHCGas510
Gwangyang POSCOGas500
HonamCoal500
Anyang CHPGas493
Bucheon PowerGas473
Seagull power stationCoal421
Daegu Innovation CityGas415
CheongpyeongHydro400
ChungjuHydro400
Donghae power stationCoal400
SeocheonCoal400
YeongnamCoal400
Pohang WorksGas345
YeongdongCoal325
Saemangeum OciseCoal305
JejuOil255
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power PlantWave and Tidal254
Song-doGas211
Soyang gangHydro200
BukejuCoal150
FINEXGas146
Daesan WorksGas131
PaldangHydro120
Suwan EnergyGas118
Asan Baebang CHPGas113.9
HwacheonHydro108
Bugok BiomassBiomass105
HapchonHydro100
GangwonWind98
Andong KowacoHydro90
DaecheongHydro90
Yoesu LotteGas80
Chan CheonHydro62
Yeong YangWind61.5
ImhaHydro50
SudokwonWaste50
UiamHydro48
TaegisanWind40
YoungdukWind39.6
YeongwolSolar38.9
Somjingang (Chilbo)Hydro34
SamdalWind33
Jeju OffshoreWind30
Dong YangSolar24
YeongheungWind22
HangyeongWind21
SungsanWind20
Taebaek Wind parkWind18
GochangSolar15
Jeju Self Governing Wind FarmWind15
Jinju Landfill GasWaste15
Yeongnam PVSolar13
LG Solar Taean PVSolar12
Yeonggwang IISolar11
Asan HyundaiSolar10