South Korea

Chuncheon Dam Sam — 108 MW Hydroelectric

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Chuncheon Dam Sam is a 108 MW hydro power plant located in South Korea. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
108 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1961

Year online

Owner
KHNP (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power)

Operator

Location
38.10, 127.76

Coordinates

Insights

#154
largest in %s
#2,204
largest %s worldwide
#9,709
largest worldwide
1961
%d yrs older than avg
18
operated by %s
46
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
108 MW
Commissioned
1961
Status
Operational
Owner
KHNP (Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power)
Country
South Korea
Coordinates
38.099, 127.762

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
9,082 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
726,589 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,974
cars / year
1,211
homes / year
412,835
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Chuncheon Dam Sam, known locally as 화천수력발전소, is a 108 MW hydro power plant in South Korea, operated by 한국수력원자력 and commissioned in 1961.

Ranked #28 of 74 hydro plants in South Korea. Its 108 MW represents 0.68% of South Korea’s 15,891 MW total hydro capacity. The largest hydro plant in South Korea is Incheon Tidal Power Station at 1,450 MW, making this facility 13.4 times smaller.

Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Cheongpyeong (400 MW, Hydro), 청평양수발전소 (400 MW, Hydro), and Cheongpyeong pumped-storage power station (400 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Gangwon Province, approximately 180 km east of Seoul.

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