The following page lists power stations in South Korea.
Non-renewable
Coal All power station lists are based on the 7th Basic Electricity Supply Plan(2015) Station Coordinates Capacity (MW) Units Completion Fuel type Notes Boryeong Power Station 3,000 6 BIT coal Dangjin Power Station 6,040 10 BIT coal Hadong Power Station 4,000 8 BIT coal Samchonpo Power Station 2,120 4 BIT coal Taean Power Station 6,100 10 BIT coal Yeongheung Power Station 5,080 6 BIT coal ->Yeongheung unit 1 800 12 Jul 2004 BIT coal ->Yeongheung unit 2 800 28 Nov 2004 BIT coal ->Yeongheung unit 3 870 30 Jun 2008 BIT coal ->Yeongheung unit 4 870 31 Dec 2008 BIT coal ->Yeongheung unit 5 870 10 Jun 2014 BIT coal ->Yeongheung unit 6 870 5 Nov 2014 BIT coal Yeosu Power Station6792BIT coalYeongdong Power Station3252ANTH coalRetiredDonghae Power Station11002ANTH coalShin Boryung Power Station2,0002BIT coalSamcheok Green Power2,0002BIT coalBukpyung Power Station1,1902BIT coalGoseong HI Power Station2,08022021BIT coal ->Goseong HI unit 1 1,040 2021 BIT coal ->Goseong HI unit 2 1,040 Oct 2021 BIT coalSamcheok Pos Power2,10022024BIT coalGangneung Anin Station2,08022022BIT coal ->Gangneung Ani unit 1 1,040 Dec 2021 BIT coal ->Gangneung Ani unit 2 1,040 Jun 2022 BIT coalShin Seocheon Power Station1,0001Mar 2020BIT coal
Fuel oil All power stations with at least 500 MW nameplate capacity are listed. Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Notes Pyeongtaek Power Station 1,400 Ulsan Power Station 1,800 Yeosu Power Station 528
Natural gas All power stations with at least 1,000 MW nameplate capacity are listed. Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Type Boryeong Power StationKOMIPO - Status of Power Generation Equipment 1,200 CCGT Busan Power Station 1,800 CCGT Incheon Power Station 1,012 CCGT Seoincheon Power Station 1,800 CCGT Seoul Power Station 1,537 Shinincheon Power StationKOSPO - Generating Facilities in Operation 1,800 CCGT Seoincheon Power Station 1,800 CCGT Dangjin Eco Ulsan Power Station 1,000 CCGT Ulsan Power Station 1,200 CCGT
Nuclear All power stations are listed. Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Unit Commissioning Notes Kori Nuclear Power Plant 6,537 -> Kori #1 587 1 29 April 1978 -> Kori #2 650 2 25 July 1983 -> Kori #3 950 3 30 September 1985 -> Kori #4 950 4 29 April 1986 -> Shin Kori #1 1,000 5 28 February 2011 -> Shin Kori #2 1,000 6 20 July 2012 -> Shin Kori #3 1,400 7 20 December 2016 -> Shin Kori #4 1,400 8 September 2019 Hanul Nuclear Power Plant 5,928 -> Hanul #1 950 1 10 September 1988 -> Hanul #2 950 2 30 September 1989 -> Hanul #3 1000 3 11 August 1998 -> Hanul #4 1000 4 31 December 1999 -> Hanul #5 1000 5 29 July 2004 -> Hanul #6 1000 6 22 April 2005 -> Shin Hanul #1 1,340 7 November 2018 exp. Construction -> Shin Hanul #2 1,340 8 November 2019 exp. Construction -> Shin Hanul #3 1,340 9 December 2022 exp. Construction -> Shin Hanul #4 1,340 10 December 2023 exp. Construction Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant 5,875 -> Hanbit #1 950 1 25 August 1986 -> Hanbit #2 950 2 10 June 1987 -> Hanbit #3 1,000 3 31 March 1995 -> Hanbit #4 1,000 4 1 January 1996 -> Hanbit #5 1,000 5 21 May 2002 -> Hanbit #6 1,000 6 24 December 2002 Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant 4,598 -> Wolseong #1 657 1 22 April 1983 -> Wolseong #2 647 2 1 July 1997 -> Wolseong #3 651 3 1 July 1998 -> Wolseong #4 653 4 1 October 1999 -> Shin wolseong #1 997 5 31 July 2012 -> Shin wolseong #2 993 6 24 July 2015
Renewable
Hydroelectric Power stations with at least 50 MW nameplate capacity are listed. Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) PS Notes Andong Dam Andong 80 Yes Cheongpyong PS 400 Yes Statistics of Electric Power in Korea (2009) Cheongsong PS 600 Yes Chungju Dam Chungju 400 No Daecheong Dam Daejeon 90 No Hapcheon HPS 100 No Hwacheon Dam Hwacheon 108 No Imha Dam Andong 50 No Muju PS 600 Yes Paldang HPS 120 No Sancheong PS 700 Yes Samnangjin PS 600 Yes Soyanggang Dam Chuncheon 200 No Yangyang PS Yangyang 1,000 Yes Yecheon PS 800 Yes Under construction
Tidal Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Notes Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station 520 Proposed Incheon Tidal Power Station 1,320 Under construction (2017) Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station 254 Uldolmok Tidal Power Station Uldolmok 1.5
Wind Power stations with at least 10 MW nameplate capacity are listed. Station Community Coordinates Capacity (MW) Turbines Hankyeong Wind Farm 21 9 Kangwon Wind Farm 98 Seongsan Wind Farm 12 6 Youngduk Wind FarmCDM Youngduk Wind Park Project 39.6 24
See also List of largest power stations in the world
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