Samchonpo power station — South Korea

Samchonpo power station is a 2,120 MW gas power station in South Gyeongsang, South Korea. It ranks #17 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_samchonpo_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 2,120 MW, Samchonpo power station is well above the median gas plant in South Korea (515 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — 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 #3 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

• Samcheonpo · Coal · 3,240 MW · Gyeongsangnam-do
• Goseong Green power station · Coal · 2,080 MW · Gyeongsangnam-do
• Jinju Landfill Gas · Waste · 15 MW · Gyeongsangnam-do
• Hadong · Coal · 4,000 MW · Jeollanam-do
• Tongyeong power station · Gas · 1,000 MW · Gyeongsangnam-do
• Kwangyang · Gas · 1,126 MW · Jeollanam-do

Location

Coordinates 34.910715, 128.108397 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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