Daesan Refinery power station — South Korea
Gas power plant in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. Approximate location 37.0045, 126.415.
GasChungcheongnam-doSouth KoreaCCGT · HRSGConstructionCO₂ modelled
Daesan Refinery power station is a 174.1 MW gas power station in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It ranks #114 of 216 South Korea power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 51,697 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 12k cars driven for a year. 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 CT-5480.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.
capacity: Climate TRACE; fuel: Climate TRACE
In context: how this plant compares
At 174.1 MW, Daesan Refinery power station 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 “Construction” — 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.
~51,697 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #66 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
- Daesan Works · Gas · 131 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
- Daesan Complex power station · Gas · 743.4 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
- Daesan power station · Biomass · 110 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
- Hwaseong · Solar · 1 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
- Dangjin · Coal · 6,040 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
- Taean · Coal · 5,946 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
Location
Coordinates 37.0045, 126.415 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Daesan Refinery power station?
Daesan Refinery power station is a 174.1 MW gas power plant in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, Construction 2027.
How much CO₂ does Daesan Refinery power station emit?
Daesan Refinery power station has modelled emissions of about 51,697 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).