Gumi CHP power station

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Gumi CHP power station (구미열병합) is an operating power station of at least 86-megawatts (MW) in Gumi-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. It is also known as 구미열병합, Gumi Combined Heat and Power Plant.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gumi CHP power station Gumi-si, North Gyeongsang, South Korea 36.09714, 128.372004 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 36.09714, 128.372004

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 86 subcritical 1992

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 GS E&R Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): machinery
  • Captive industry: Both

Background

The Gumi Combined Heat and Power (CHP) power station was commissioned in June 1992 by the government. It is one of the largest industrial complex cogeneration sites in Korea, supplying energy to dozens of industrial complex companies. It was established to reduce the cost of energy imports.[1]

The power station's capacity is uncertain. Its design capacity reportedly includes steam ("850 tons/hour") and electricity ("97,100 kW").[1] Some sources identify a power capacity of 85 to 86 MW,[2][3] while others referenced 97 MW.[4][5] Energy production may have fallen some to reduce emissions.[1]

In 2011, STX-owned cogeneration power plants – the Gumi CHP power station and Banwol CHP power station – had a combined capacity of 174 MW with a steam network spanning 140 kilometers and output of 1,975 tons per hour.[6]

The power station's fuel sources appear to be bituminous coal and BC oil.[1]

As of June 2021, to respond to carbon neutrality calls, GS E&R had allegedly set up a "facility replacement plan" to convert the power station to a fuel like LNG, but was struggling to implement the plan at its own expense.[7]

News in September 2023 reported that the power station continued to function as a coal-fired CHP plant, producing an annual average of 688 GWh of electricity.[8]

October 2023: Fire broke out in coal storage room

In October 2023, several sources reported that a storage room fire had broken out at the power station.[9][10] No casualties were reported.

Ownership

The government power station was acquired by STX Energy in 2000. STX Energy was then acquired by GS Group in late 2013 and renamed to GS E&R in 2014.[5][11]

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References

Additional data

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