Plant counts by primary fuel, WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Source: Ember / Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0).
| # | Plant | Fuel | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinpo nuclear power plant | Nuclear | 2,000 |
| 2 | Pukchang power station | Coal | 1,600 |
| 3 | Pyongyang power station | Coal | 700 |
| 4 | Supung | Hydro | 700 |
| 5 | East Pyongyang power station | Coal | 500 |
| 6 | Hamhung | Coal | 500 |
| 7 | The March 17th Power Plant | Hydro | 482 |
| 8 | Chongjin City power station | Coal | 450 |
| 9 | Pochon | Hydro | 400 |
| 10 | Rajin | Coal | 400 |
| 11 | Sunchon power station | Coal | 400 |
| 12 | Unbong | Hydro | 400 |
| 13 | Yunfeng | Hydro | 400 |
| 14 | River Changjin | Hydro | 347 |
| 15 | Huichon | Hydro | 300 |
| 16 | Kangdong power station | Coal | 300 |
| 17 | Kangge Youth | Hydro | 225 |
| 18 | River Pujon | Hydro | 202 |
| 19 | December (Nampo) power station | Coal | 200 |
| 20 | Haeju Cement | Coal | 200 |
There are 36 power plants in North Korea in this open dataset, with about 12,295 MW of total capacity.
Sinpo nuclear power plant is the largest at about 2,000 MW (nuclear).
The most common plant type in this dataset is coal (18 plants), across 3 fuel types in total.
North Korea's grid carbon intensity is about 341 gCO₂/kWh, with 63.4% low-carbon generation (<a href="https://ember-energy.org/" rel="nofollow">Ember</a> / <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/energy" rel="nofollow">Our World in Data</a> (CC BY 4.0)).
Power plants in North Korea