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Cleanest power plants in North Korea — largest zero-carbon

The largest zero-carbon power plants in North Korea (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal) by capacity — clean-energy leaders. Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Sinpo nuclear power plant	Nuclear	North Korea	2,000
2	Supung	Hydro	North Korea	700
3	The March 17th Power Plant	Hydro	North Korea	482
4	Pochon	Hydro	North Korea	400
5	Unbong	Hydro	North Korea	400
6	Yunfeng	Hydro	North Korea	400
7	River Changjin	Hydro	North Korea	346.7
8	Huichon	Hydro	North Korea	300
9	Kangge Youth	Hydro	North Korea	225
10	River Pujon	Hydro	North Korea	202.3
11	Taechon nuclear power plant	Nuclear	North Korea	200
12	T'aep'yongman	Hydro	North Korea	192
13	River Changja	Hydro	North Korea	81
14	The 5th Puryong	Hydro	North Korea	36
15	River Taedong	Hydro	North Korea	20
16	Naejungri	Hydro	North Korea	12
17	Anju Youth	Hydro	North Korea	10
18	Nyongbyon nuclear power plant	Nuclear	North Korea	5

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in cleanest power plants in north korea — largest zero-carbon?

Sinpo nuclear power plant (North Korea) ranks #1 with 2,000 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 18 power plants in North Korea.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Sinpo nuclear power plant (2,000); 2. Supung (700); 3. The March 17th Power Plant (482).