Asan Baebang CHP — South Korea

Asan Baebang CHP is a 113.9 MW gas power station in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It ranks #126 of 216 South Korea power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 27.9% of South Korea's electricity; the national grid averages 417 gCO₂/kWh (40.0% low-carbon) (2025).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029883.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 113.9 MW, Asan Baebang CHP is below the median gas plant in South Korea (515 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #74 largest gas power plant of 77 in South Korea by capacity.

South Korea has 77 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 58,006 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Dangjin Hyundai Green Power power plant · Gas · 920 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Bugok · Gas · 1,503 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Bugok Biomass · Biomass · 105 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Dangjin Combined Cycle power station · Gas · 2,406 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Dangjin Bio power station · Biomass · 210 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Hwasung KDHC · Gas · 510 MW · Chungcheongnam-do

Location

Coordinates 36.9909, 126.7135 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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