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English Uiam is a 48 MW hydro power plant located in South Korea. View location, capacity, and technical details.
Installed
Year online
Operator
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Technical Details
- Fuel Type
- Hydroelectric
- Capacity
- 48 MW
- Commissioned
- 1967
- Status
- Operational
- Owner
- Korea Hydro and Nuclear
- Country
- South Korea
- Coordinates
- 37.836, 127.678
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About this plant
Uiam is a 48 MW hydro power plant in South Korea, operated by Korea Hydro and Nuclear since 1967.
Ranked #40 of 74 hydro plants in South Korea. Its 48 MW represents 0.3% 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 Uiam 30.2 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 South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province, approximately 50 km east of Seoul.
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