Hadong power station

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Hadong power station (하동 발전소) is an operating power station of at least 4000-megawatts (MW) in Gadeok, Geumseong, Hadong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as 하동 발전소.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Hadong power station	Gadeok, Geumseong, Hadong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea	34.952354, 127.819851 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8: 34.952354, 127.819851
• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 34.95235, 127.81985

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	CHP	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	500	supercritical	–	1997	2026 (planned)
Unit 1	announced	liquefied natural gas	500	not found	not found	2026	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	500	supercritical	–	1997	2027 (planned)
Unit 2	announced	liquefied natural gas	500	not found	not found	2027	–
Unit 3	operating	coal - bituminous	500	supercritical	–	1998	2028 (planned)
Unit 3	announced	liquefied natural gas	500	not found	not found	2028	–
Unit 4	operating	coal - bituminous	500	supercritical	–	1999	2028 (planned)
Unit 4	announced	liquefied natural gas	500	not found	not found	2028	–
Unit 5	operating	coal - bituminous	500	supercritical	–	2000	2031 (planned)
Unit 5	announced	liquefied natural gas	500	not found	not found	2031	–
Unit 6	operating	coal - bituminous	500	supercritical	–	2001	2031 (planned)
Unit 6	announced	liquefied natural gas	500	not found	not found	2031	–
Unit 7	operating	coal - bituminous	500	ultra-supercritical	–	2008	2038 (planned)
Unit 8	operating	coal - bituminous	500	ultra-supercritical	–	2009	2039 (planned)

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 1	Korea Southern Power (KOSPO)	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [100.0%]
Unit 2	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 2	Korea Southern Power (KOSPO)	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [100.0%]
Unit 3	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 3	Korea Southern Power (KOSPO)	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [100.0%]
Unit 4	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 4	Korea Southern Power (KOSPO)	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [100.0%]
Unit 5	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 5	Korea Southern Power (KOSPO)	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [100.0%]
Unit 6	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 6	Korea Southern Power (KOSPO)	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) [100.0%]
Unit 7	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–
Unit 8	Korea Southern Power Co Ltd (KOSPO) [100.0%]	–

Background

Hadong power station is a 8 x 500 MW coal-fired power station in Gadeok Geumseong, Hadong County. It was commissioned from 1997 to 2009 and is owned by KEPCO.

The 9th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand (2020 - 2034) scheduled the retirement of coal units 1-6. From 2026 to 2031, they will be converted into six LNG-fueled units.

Unit 1 is scheduled to close by 2026; Unit 2 by 2027; Units 3 & 4 by 2028; Units 5 & 6 by 2031; Unit 7 by 2038; Unit 8 by 2039.

Opposition

In November 2021, the Gyeongnam Climate Crisis Emergency Action urged "Gyeongsangnam-do to establish a plan for the early shutdown of coal power plants in Samcheonpo, Hadong, and Goseong" and to join the Powering Past Coal Alliance. The plan to replace coal units with LNG has also been shown to be a risky bet.

Regarding the conversion of coal-fired power generation at Hadong power plant to LNG, a local Korean professor said: "LNG combined cycle power generation is said to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 30% compared to coal power generation, but instead emits methane, which has a greenhouse effect that is 80 times stronger than carbon dioxide."

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