South Korea

Asia

South Korea operates 265 power plants with a combined capacity of 255.7 GW. Below is its generation profile, fuel mix and largest stations, drawn from the World Power Plants database.

Power Plants

265

Total tracked

Capacity

255.7 GW

Installed

Renewable Share

Of capacity

Largest Plant

Gori Nuclear Power Plant

By capacity

Fuel Mix

Coal32.6%

Natural Gas29.7%

Nuclear28.8%

Hydroelectric6.2%

Oil2%

Other0.2%

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 · Natural 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