List of power stations in South Korea
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Coal

All power stations with at least 1,000 MW nameplate capacity are listed.
Station Capacity (MW) Community Coordinates Status Notes
Boryeong Power Station  4,000 Operational
Danglin Power Station  4,000 Operational
Hadong Power Station  3,500 Operational
Samchonpo Power Station  3,240 Operational
Taean Power Station  4,000 Operational
Yeongheung Power Station  3,340 Operational

Fuel Oil

All power stations with at least 500 MW nameplate capacity are listed.
Station Capacity (MW) Community Coordinates Status Notes
Pyeongtaek Power Station  1,400 Operational
Ulsan Power Station  1,800 Operational
Yeosu Power Station  528 Operational

Natural Gas

All power stations with at least 1,000 MW nameplate capacity are listed.
Station Capacity (MW) Community Coordinates Status Notes
Boryeong Power Station  1,200 Operational CCGT
Busan Power Station  1,800 Operational CCGT
Incheon Power Station  1,012 Operational CCGT
Seoincheon Power Station  1,800 Operational CCGT
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...

Seoul Power Station  1,537 Operational
Shinincheon Power Station  1,800 Operational CCGT
Seoincheon Power Station  1,800 Operational CCGT
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...

Ulsan Power Station  1,200 Operational CCGT

Nuclear

All power stations are listed.
Station Capacity (MW) Community Coordinates Status
Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant
Ulchin Nuclear Power Plant
The Uljin Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power station in the Gyeongsangbuk-do province of South Korea. The facility runs at an installed capacity of 5,881 MW. There is one 942 MW unit, one 945 MW unit, one 994 MW unit, one 998 MW unit, and two 1,001 MW units....

 
5,881 37°05′34"N 129°23′01"E Operational
Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Station
Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Station
The Yeonggwang Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power station in the Jeollanam-do province of South Korea. The facility runs at an installed capacity of . The power station is currently ranked as the fifth largest nuclear power station in the world....

 
5,875 35°24′54"N 126°25′26"E Operational
Kori Nuclear Power Plant
Kori Nuclear Power Plant
The Kori Nuclear Power Plant is a South Korean nuclear power plant located in Gori, a suburban village in Busan. It is owned and operated by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, a subsidiary of KEPCO...

 
3,137 Operational
Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant
Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant
The Wolseong Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located on the coast near Nae-ri, Yangnm-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It is famous as the only South Korean nuclear power plant operating CANDU-type PHWR...

 
2,778 Operational

Hydroelectric

Power stations with at least 50 MW nameplate capacity are listed.
Station Capacity (MW) PS
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity
Pumped-storage hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric power generation used by some power plants for load balancing. The method stores energy in the form of water, pumped from a lower elevation reservoir to a higher elevation. Low-cost off-peak electric power is used to run the pumps...

 
Community Coordinates Status Notes
Andong Dam
Andong Dam
The Andong Dam is an embankment dam on the Nakdong River, east of Andong in Gyeongsangbuk-do province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1971 and was complete in 1976...

 
80 Yes Andong
Andong
Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 in October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city...

 
36°35′05"N 128°46′26"E Operational
Cheongpyong PS 400 Yes     Operational
Cheongsong PS 600 Yes     Operational
Chungju Dam
Chungju Dam
The Chungju Dam is a gravity dam on the Namhan River, northeast of Chungju in Chungcheongbuk-do Province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1978 and was complete in 1985. The tall dam withholds a...

 
400 No Chungju
Chungju
Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong province, South Korea. Namsan is a mountain located on the outskirts of the city.The city is famous for the annual martial arts festival held in October. Also of note, UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon grew up here....

 
37°00′22"N 127°59′33"E Operational
Daecheong Dam
Daecheong Dam
The Daecheong Dam is a combination concrete gravity and embankment dam on the Geum River, north of Daejeon in South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1975 and was complete on December 1, 1980 with a...

 
90 No Daejeon
Daejeon
Daejeon is South Korea's fifth largest metropolis and the provincial capital of Chungnam. Located in the center of the country, Daejeon had a population of over 1.5 million in 2010. It is at the crossroads of Gyeongbu railway, Honam railway, Gyeongbu Expressway, and Honam Expressway. Within the...

 
36°28′39"N 127°28′51"E Operational
Hapcheon HPS 100 No     Operational
Hwacheon Dam
Hwacheon Dam
Hwacheon Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the North Han River in Hwacheon County, Gangwon-do Province, South Korea. The dam was completed in 1944 as a primary source of electricity in South Korea...

 
108 No Hwacheon  38°07′02"N 127°46′44"E Operational
Imha Dam
Imha Dam
The Imha Dam is an embankment dam on the Banbyeoncheon River, a tributary of the Nakdong River, east of Andong in Gyeongsangbuk-do province, South Korea. The purpose of the dam is flood control, water supply and hydroelectric power generation. Construction on the dam began in 1987 and it was...

 
50 No Andong
Andong
Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, South Korea. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 in October 2010. The Nakdong River flows through the city...

 
36°32′15"N 128°53′00"E Operational
Muju PS 600 Yes     Operational
Paldang HPS 120 No     Operational
Sancheong PS 700 Yes     Operational
Samnangjin PS 600 Yes     Operational
Soyanggang Dam  200 No Chuncheon
Chuncheon
Chuncheon is the capital of Gangwon Province, South Korea. The city lies in the northeast of the country, located in a basin formed by the Soyang River and Han River. There are some large lakes around the city, most notably Lake Soyang and Lake Uiam...

 
37°56′44"N 128°48′52"E Operational
Yangyang PS
Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station
The Yangyang Pumped Storage Power Station uses the water of the Namdae-Chun River to operate a 1,000 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power scheme, about west of Yangyang in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The lower reservoir is created by the Yangyang Dam on the Namdae and the upper reservoir by...

 
1,000 Yes Yangyang  38°00′37"N 128°32′34"E Operational
Yecheon PS  800 Yes Under construction

Tidal

Station Capacity (MW) Community Coordinates Status
Garorim Bay Tidal Power Station  520     Proposed
Incheon Tidal Power Station
Incheon Tidal Power Station
The Incheon Tidal Power Station is a large tidal power station currently proposed to be built at the Incheon Bay, South Korea. The facility is expected to top 1,320 MW in generating capacity with the help of 44 water turbines rated at 30 MW each, making this facility one of the largest of...

 
1,320   37°29′30"N 126°20′15"E Proposed
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station  254     Operational
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station
Uldolmok Tidal Power Station is a tidal power station in Uldolmok, Jindo County, South Korea. The plant was commissioned in by the South Korean government. The plant cost US$10 million and has an installed capacity of , generating annually, sufficient to meet the demand of 430 households...

 
1 Uldolmok 34°34′06"N 126°18′28"E Operational

Wind

Power stations with at least 10 MW nameplate capacity are listed.
Station Capacity (MW) Turbines Community Coordinates Status
Hankyeong Wind Farm  21 9     Operational
Kangwon Wind Farm  98       Operational
Seongsan Wind Farm  12 6     Operational
Youngduk Wind Farm 39.6 24     Operational
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