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Korean power station
Yonghungdo power station
Country
Coordinates37°14′28″N 126°26′19″E / 37.241°N 126.4386°E / 37.241; 126.4386
Operator
  • Korea South-East Power Company
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 5,080 MW
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Yonghungdo Power Station (also called Yeongheung power station) is a large coal-fired power station on Yonghungdo Island near Inchon, South Korea, owned by Korea Electric Power Corporation. The plant is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the ninth most carbon dioxide in 2018, at 27 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.5 kg per kWh. Conversion to gas is being considered.

See also

References

  1. "The Yonghungdo Power Plant Project, South Korea - Power Technology | Energy News and Market Analysis". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. Grant, Don; Zelinka, David; Mitova, Stefania (2021). "Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-polluting power plants". Environmental Research Letters. 16 (9): 094022. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1. ISSN 1748-9326.
  3. "S Korea to convert half of existing coal fleet to gas". www.argusmedia.com. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
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