Gumi Combined Cycle power plant — South Korea

Gumi Combined Cycle power plant is a 501 MW gas power station in Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. It ranks #73 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_gumicombinedcycle_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 501 MW, Gumi Combined Cycle power plant 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). 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 #42 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

• Gumi · Hydro · 3 MW · Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Sangju · Hydro · 3 MW · Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Gumi CHP power station · Coal · 97 MW · Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Nakdan · Hydro · 3 MW · Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Gimcheon CHP power station · Coal · 60 MW · Gyeongsangbuk-do
• Chilgok · Hydro · 3 MW · Gyeongsangbuk-do

Location

Coordinates 36.20735, 128.3555 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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