Shinan — South Korea

Shinan is a 3 MW wind power plant in Gangwon-do, South Korea. It ranks #201 of 216 South Korea power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, wind supplies about 0.6% 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 WRI1029932.

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 3 MW, Shinan is below the median wind plant in South Korea (30 MW). Technically it is described as Onshore. Its current lifecycle status is “Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Wind turbines convert moving air into electricity; output is variable and site-dependent, and modern turbines deliver some of the lowest-cost new generation on many grids.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

The #12 largest wind power plant of 12 in South Korea by capacity.

South Korea has 12 wind power plants in this dataset, together about 402 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Yangyang · Hydro · 1,000 MW · Gangwon-do
• Gangwon · Wind · 98 MW · Gangwon-do
• Yeongdong · Coal · 325 MW · Gangwon-do
• Anin power station · Coal · 2,080 MW · Gangwon-do
• Soyang gang · Hydro · 200 MW · Gangwon-do
• Hwacheon · Hydro · 108 MW · Gangwon-do

Location

Coordinates 38.0208, 128.4965 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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