Rajin — North Korea
Coal power plant in Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea. Approximate location 41.7784, 129.7915.
CoalHamgyong-buktoNorth Korea
Rajin is a 400 MW coal power station in Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 501k homes (estimated). It ranks #10 of 36 North Korea power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 34.1% of North Korea's electricity; the national grid averages 341 gCO₂/kWh (63.4% low-carbon) (2024).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1019825.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
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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: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 400 MW, Rajin is well above the median coal plant in North Korea (200 MW). 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.
Key facts
- Share of North Korea coal capacity
- 6.4% of 6,203 MW across 18 plants in this dataset
Calculated from the capacity and generation records in this dataset (WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0)).
Capacity vs largest coal plants in North Korea
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Local climate & thermal context
This coal plant burns coal to raise high-pressure steam that spins a turbine-generator. It sits in a monsoon warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 41.8°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Monthly mean temperature
Heating degree-days here run 59% above the median power plant in this dataset — a proxy for how much extra energy heated equipment must replace through its surfaces in winter.
Climate heat-demand index: 83/100 — this site sits in the top third of the power plants we cover by heating degree-days.
Climate normals: WorldClim 2.1 (1970–2000 monthly normals, 10 arc-min, CC BY 4.0); zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid). Degree-days & heat-demand index computed by PowerAtlas — a modelled heat-demand proxy, not a measured site figure.
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #6 largest coal power plant of 18 in North Korea by capacity.
North Korea has 18 coal power plants in this dataset, together about 6,203 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Chongjin Chemical Fiber · Coal · 6 MW · Hamgyong-bukto
- Chongjin City power station · Coal · 450 MW · Hamgyong-bukto
- The 5th Puryong · Hydro · 36 MW · Hamgyong-bukto
- The March 17th Power Plant · Hydro · 482 MW · Hamgyong-bukto
- The June 16th Power Plant · Coal · 200 MW · Rason
- Jilin Yanji City power station · Biomass · 15 MW · Jilin Sheng
Location
Coordinates 41.7784, 129.7915 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Rajin?
Rajin is a 400 MW coal power plant in Hamgyong-bukto, North Korea.