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English Chuncheon Dam Sam is a 108 MW hydro power plant located in South Korea. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
Coordinates
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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
tonnes / year
over ~80 yrs
gCO₂ per kWh
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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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