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Cleanest power plants in South Korea — largest zero-carbon

The largest zero-carbon power plants in South Korea (solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, geothermal) by capacity — clean-energy leaders. Open data.

#	Plant	Fuel	Country	MW
1	Hanbit	Nuclear	South Korea	6,235
2	Hanul	Nuclear	South Korea	6,226
3	Shin-Kori	Nuclear	South Korea	3,340
4	Daejin nuclear power plant	Nuclear	South Korea	3,000
5	Yeongdeok nuclear power plant	Nuclear	South Korea	3,000
6	Wolsong	Nuclear	South Korea	2,799
7	Kori	Nuclear	South Korea	2,773
8	Shin-Wolsong	Nuclear	South Korea	2,096
9	Yangyang	Hydro	South Korea	1,000
10	Yecheon	Hydro	South Korea	800
11	Sancheong	Hydro	South Korea	700
12	Cheongsong	Hydro	South Korea	600
13	Muju	Hydro	South Korea	600
14	Samnangjin	Hydro	South Korea	600
15	Cheongpyeong	Hydro	South Korea	540
16	Chungju	Hydro	South Korea	412
17	Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Plant	Wave and Tidal	South Korea	254
18	Soyang gang	Hydro	South Korea	200
19	Paldang	Hydro	South Korea	120
20	Hwacheon	Hydro	South Korea	108
21	Hapchon	Hydro	South Korea	100
22	Gangwon	Wind	South Korea	98
23	Yeongnam PV	Solar	South Korea	94
24	Andong Kowaco	Hydro	South Korea	90
25	Daecheong	Hydro	South Korea	90
26	Chan Cheon	Hydro	South Korea	62
27	Yeong Yang	Wind	South Korea	61.5
28	Imha	Hydro	South Korea	50
29	Uiam	Hydro	South Korea	48
30	Taegisan	Wind	South Korea	40
31	Youngduk	Wind	South Korea	40
32	Yeongwol	Solar	South Korea	38.9
33	Somjingang (Chilbo)	Hydro	South Korea	35
34	Samdal	Wind	South Korea	33
35	Jeju Offshore	Wind	South Korea	30
36	Dong Yang	Solar	South Korea	24
37	Yeongheung	Wind	South Korea	22
38	Hangyeong	Wind	South Korea	21
39	Sungsan	Wind	South Korea	20
40	Taebaek Wind park	Wind	South Korea	18
41	Gochang	Solar	South Korea	15
42	Jeju Self Governing Wind Farm	Wind	South Korea	15
43	Boogeo-seom	Solar	South Korea	13.8
44	LG Solar Taean PV	Solar	South Korea	12
45	Yeonggwang II	Solar	South Korea	11
46	Asan Hyundai	Solar	South Korea	10
47	Gimcheon 2	Solar	South Korea	9.3
48	Gimcheon	Solar	South Korea	9.1
49	Boryeong Hydro Unit	Hydro	South Korea	7.5
50	ChangnyeongHaman	Hydro	South Korea	5
51	Gangcheon	Hydro	South Korea	5
52	Hapcheon Changnyeong	Hydro	South Korea	5
53	Yeoju	Hydro	South Korea	5
54	Chilgok	Hydro	South Korea	3
55	Gangjeong Goryeong	Hydro	South Korea	3
56	Gongju	Hydro	South Korea	3
57	Gumi	Hydro	South Korea	3
58	Ipo	Hydro	South Korea	3
59	Nakdan	Hydro	South Korea	3
60	Sangju	Hydro	South Korea	3
61	Shinan	Wind	South Korea	3
62	Yonggwang	Solar	South Korea	3
63	Dalseong	Hydro	South Korea	2.9
64	Goesan	Hydro	South Korea	2.8
65	Baekje	Hydro	South Korea	2.6
66	Sejong	Hydro	South Korea	2.3
67	Samryangjin	Solar	South Korea	2
68	Taean	Solar	South Korea	2
69	Gimhae	Solar	South Korea	1.5
70	Donghae PV	Solar	South Korea	1.4
71	Seoul PV	Solar	South Korea	1.3
72	Hwaseong	Solar	South Korea	1
73	Juksan	Hydro	South Korea	1
74	Seungchon	Hydro	South Korea	1

Method: ranked from open data — capacity & fuel from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0); CO₂ measured for US EPA GHGRP / EU ETS records and modelled for Climate TRACE records. Sorted server-side; click any column to re-sort. Company-level data only.

Frequently asked questions

What ranks first in cleanest power plants in south korea — largest zero-carbon?

Hanbit (South Korea) ranks #1 with 6,235 mw.

How many power plants are in this ranking?

This ranking covers 74 power plants in South Korea.

Which plants make the top three?

1. Hanbit (6,235); 2. Hanul (6,226); 3. Shin-Kori (3,340).