POSCO Incheon power station

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POSCO Incheon power station (포스코에너지C/C) is an operating power station of at least 3412-megawatts (MW) in Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
POSCO Incheon power station Seo-gu, Incheon, South Korea 37.5089471, 126.616745 (exact)[1]

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 37.5089471, 126.616745

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 3 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 1999[3]
Unit 4 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 450[2] combined cycle[2] 2001[3]
Unit 5 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 626[4] combined cycle[4] 2011[5]
Unit 6 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 626[4] combined cycle[4] 2011[5]
Unit 7 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 420[6] combined cycle[6] 2014[3]
Unit 8 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 420[6] combined cycle[6] 2014[3]
Unit 9 operating[2] fossil gas - LNG[2] 420[6] combined cycle[6] 2015[3]

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
Unit 3 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 4 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 5 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 6 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 7 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 8 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 9 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308222521/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/form.php?pid=4876. Archived from the original on 08 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 https://web.archive.org/web/20210309225049/http://eng.poscoenergy.com/eng/renew/_service/business/generator/incheon_power01.asp. Archived from the original on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20220814132155/https://eng.poscoenergy.com/_service/business/generator/lng.asp. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20210309191327/http://eng.poscoenergy.com/eng/renew/_service/business/generator/incheon_power02.asp. Archived from the original on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20210309171238/http://www.poscoenc.com/file_download/download/project_list_power_plants_eng.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20210309205458/http://eng.poscoenergy.com/eng/renew/_service/business/generator/incheon_power03.asp. Archived from the original on 09 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

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