Pohang steel works power station

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Pohang steel works power station is an operating power station of at least 290-megawatts (MW) in Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pohang steel works power station Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea 36.0352, 129.4011 (approximate)[1]

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology CHP Start year Retired year
Unit 1 operating[2][3] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas, fossil gas - unknown[3] 145[2][3] combined cycle[3] 2007[4]
Unit 2 operating[2][4] industrial by-product - blast furnace gas, industrial by-product - coke oven gas, fossil gas - unknown[5] 145[2][4][6] combined cycle[4] 2007[4]

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 1 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]
Unit 2 POSCO Holdings Inc (POSCO) [100.0%]

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References

  1. https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B002'06.7%22N+129%C2%B024'04.0%22E/@36.0352043129.3989113904m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d36.0352!4d129.4011?hl=en&authuser=0. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220814131019/https://eng.poscoenergy.com/_service/business/generator/gas.asp. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20220119201759/http://eng.poscoenergy.com/eng/renew/_service/business/generator/pohang_power01.asp. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 (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)
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119201759/http://eng.poscoenergy.com/eng/renew/_service/business/generator/pohang_power01.asp. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119201759/http://eng.poscoenergy.com/eng/renew/_service/business/generator/pohang_power01.asp. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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