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Power Plants in South Korea

South Korea has 132 power plants on the map, adding up to about 99 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS132

TOTAL CAPACITY99 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How South Korea’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro36 · 27% · 6 GW

Gas33 · 25% · 32 GW

Coal18 · 14% · 33 GW

Solar17 · 13% · 160 MW

Wind12 · 9% · 402 MW

Nuclear6 · 5% · 23 GW

Waste4 · 3% · 69 MW

Oil3 · 2% · 5 GW

Biomass2 · 2% · 108 MW

Wave and Tidal1 · 1% · 254 MW

Largest power plants in South Korea

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

5,900 MWHanbitNuclear

5,900 MWHanulNuclear

5,080 MWYeongheungCoal

4,000 MWBoryeong (poryang)Coal

4,000 MWDangjinCoal

4,000 MWHadongCoal

4,000 MWTaeanCoal

3,340 MWShin-KoriNuclear

3,240 MWSamcheonpoCoal

3,137 MWKoriNuclear

3,052 MWIncheonGas2015

3,000 MWUlsanOil

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