Taean — South Korea

Taean is a 2 MW solar power plant in Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. It ranks #210 of 216 South Korea power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, solar supplies about 6.1% 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 WRI1029914.

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 2 MW, Taean is below the median solar plant in South Korea (9.3 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Solar PV converts sunlight directly into electricity with no moving parts or fuel; output varies by time of day and weather, so it pairs with storage or flexible backup.

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #13 largest solar power plant of 17 in South Korea by capacity.

South Korea has 17 solar power plants in this dataset, together about 249 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Taean · Coal · 5,946 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Seohae Cogenerator power station · Biomass · 25 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Daesan power station · Biomass · 110 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Daesan Complex power station · Gas · 743.4 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• LG Solar Taean PV · Solar · 12 MW · Chungcheongnam-do
• Daesan Refinery power station · Gas · 174.1 MW · Chungcheongnam-do

Location

Coordinates 36.8043, 126.2005 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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