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Largest power plants in North Korea by capacity

The biggest power plants in North Korea ranked by installed capacity (MW). Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Pukchang power station	Coal	North Korea	1,600
2	Pyongyang power station	Coal	North Korea	700
3	Supung	Hydro	North Korea	700
4	East Pyongyang power station	Coal	North Korea	500
5	Hamhung	Coal	North Korea	500
6	The March 17th Power Plant	Hydro	North Korea	482
7	Chongjin City power station	Coal	North Korea	450
8	Pochon	Hydro	North Korea	400
9	Rajin	Coal	North Korea	400
10	Sunchon power station	Coal	North Korea	400
11	Unbong	Hydro	North Korea	400
12	Yunfeng	Hydro	North Korea	400
13	River Changjin	Hydro	North Korea	346.7
14	Huichon	Hydro	North Korea	300
15	Kangdong power station	Coal	North Korea	300
16	Kangge Youth	Hydro	North Korea	225
17	River Pujon	Hydro	North Korea	202.3
18	Haeju Cement	Coal	North Korea	200
19	River Chongchon	Coal	North Korea	200
20	Sariwon	Coal	North Korea	200
21	The June 16th Power Plant	Coal	North Korea	200
22	Cheongcheon-Gang power station	Coal	North Korea	200
23	T'aep'yongman	Hydro	North Korea	192
24	December 12th Power plant	Coal	North Korea	100
25	River Changja	Hydro	North Korea	81
26	The 5th Puryong	Hydro	North Korea	36
27	The Feburary 8th Vinylon	Coal	North Korea	29
28	River Taedong	Hydro	North Korea	20
29	Hongnam Fertilizer	Coal	North Korea	18
30	Naejungri	Hydro	North Korea	12
31	Anju Youth	Hydro	North Korea	10
32	Chongjin Chemical Fiber	Coal	North Korea	6
33	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 largest power plants in north korea by capacity?

Pukchang power station (North Korea) ranks #1 with 1,600 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 33 power plants in North Korea.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Pukchang power station (1,600); 2. Pyongyang power station (700); 3. Supung (700).