Donghae power station — South Korea
Coal power plant in Gangwon-do, South Korea. Approximate location 37.4863, 129.1473.
CoalGangwon-doSouth KoreaAnnouncedCO₂ modelled
Donghae power station is a 400 MW coal power station in Gangwon-do, South Korea. It ranks #90 of 216 South Korea power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 1,796,300 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 419k cars driven for a year. In context, coal supplies about 31.1% 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 WRI1075820.
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
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100000103460; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 400 MW, Donghae power station is around the median coal plant in South Korea (400 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~1,796,300 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 #17 largest coal power plant of 34 in South Korea by capacity.
South Korea has 34 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 46,928 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Donghae PV · Solar · 1.4 MW · Gangwon-do
- Bukpyung power station · Coal · 1,190 MW · Gangwon-do
- Samcheok Anthracite power station · Coal · 100 MW · Gangwon
- Samcheok Blue power station · Coal · 1,050 MW · Gangwon-do
- Daejin nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 3,000 MW · Gangwon
- Taebaek Wind park · Wind · 18 MW · Gangwon-do
Location
Coordinates 37.4863, 129.1473 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Donghae power station?
Donghae power station is a 400 MW coal power plant in Gangwon-do, South Korea, Announced 1998.
How much CO₂ does Donghae power station emit?
Donghae power station has modelled emissions of about 1,796,300 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).