South Korea

South Korea operates 171 power plants with a combined capacity of 255.1 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

171

Total tracked

Capacity

255.1 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

42%

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Gori Nuclear Power Plant

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Coal34%

Gas26%

Hydro18%

Nuclear14%

Oil8%

Largest Stations

Gori Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea · Nuclear

7,489MW · 1978

Kori Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea · Nuclear

7,489MW · 1978

Taean Thermal Power Plant

South Korea · Gas

6,446MW · 2010

Dangjin Thermal Power Station

South Korea · Coal

6,040MW · 2010

Dangjin Power Station

South Korea · Coal

6,040MW · 2010

Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant

South Korea · Nuclear

5,913MW · 2016