Sudokwon — South Korea
Waste power plant in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Approximate location 37.5813, 126.6464.
WasteGyeonggi-doSouth Korea
Sudokwon is a 50 MW waste power plant in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is operated by Sudokwon Landfill site management Corporation. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 69k homes (estimated). It ranks #149 of 216 South Korea power plants by installed capacity. In context, the national grid averages 417 gCO₂/kWh (40.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id WRI1029924.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
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
Waste-to-energy plants burn municipal solid waste to generate electricity and heat, cutting landfill volume while recovering energy from residual waste.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Key facts
- Share of South Korea waste capacity
- 72.4% of 69 MW across 4 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 waste plants in South Korea
Installed capacity (MW), WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0).
Owner
Operated by Sudokwon Landfill site management Corporation.
Local climate & thermal context
This waste plant recovers energy by combusting municipal or industrial waste. It sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dwa) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 37.6°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 17% 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: 59/100 — this site sits in the mid 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 thermal cycling 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 #1 largest waste power plant of 4 in South Korea by capacity.
South Korea has 4 waste power plants in this dataset, together about 69 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Gimpo CHP power station · Gas · 500 MW · Gyeonggi-do
- Seoincheon · Gas · 1,800 MW · Incheon
- KOMIPO Incheon · Gas · 1,960 MW · Incheon
- Incheon · Gas · 3,052 MW · Incheon
- Shinincheon · Gas · 1,800 MW · Incheon
- Bucheon Power · Gas · 450 MW · Gyeonggi-do
Location
Coordinates 37.5813, 126.6464 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Sudokwon?
Sudokwon is a 50 MW waste power plant in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Who operates Sudokwon?
Sudokwon is operated by Sudokwon Landfill site management Corporation.