Gongju-si power station — South Korea

Gongju-si power station is a 500 MW gas power station in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It ranks #78 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 GOGPT_gongjusi_southk.

Data provenance

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

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

At 500 MW, Gongju-si power station is around the median gas plant in South Korea (515 MW). Technically it is described as CCGT; combined-cycle with a heat-recovery steam generator (HRSG); GE Power: 7HA.02. 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.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #46 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

• Gongju · Hydro · 3 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Sejong City · Gas · 530 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Sejong · Hydro · 2.3 MW · Daejeon
• Janggun Cogeneration power station · Biomass · 5 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Shinsejong power station · Gas · 630 MW · Daejeon
• Baekje · Hydro · 2.6 MW · Chungcheongnam-do

Location

Coordinates 36.4466, 127.1145 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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