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Power Plants in North Korea
North Korea has 31 power plants on the map, adding up to about 9 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is coal. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.
POWER PLANTS31
TOTAL CAPACITY9 GW
MOST COMMON FUELCoal
By fuel
How North Korea’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.
Coal16 · 52% · 5 GW
Hydro15 · 48% · 4 GW
Largest power plants in North Korea
The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.
1,600 MWPukchang power stationCoal1976
700 MWSupungHydro1956
500 MWEast Pyongyang power stationCoal2006
500 MWHamhungCoal
482 MWThe March 17th Power PlantHydro
450 MWChongjin City power stationCoal1987
400 MWPochonHydro
400 MWPyongyang power stationCoal1965
400 MWRajinCoal
400 MWSunchon power stationCoal1984
400 MWUnbongHydro1960
400 MWYunfengHydro
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