Samchonpo power station
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Samchonpo (Samcheonpo) power station (삼천포 발전소) is a 2,120-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in South Gyeongsang, South Korea.
Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Deokho Hai, Goseong.
Background on Plant
Samchonpo power station was a six-unit coal-fired power station totaling 3,240 MW in Deokho Hai, Goseong. It was commissioned from 1983 to 1998, and owned by KEPCO.[1]
Although some sources may have indicated that Units 1-2 were closed in April 2020, they were not retired until May 1, 2021 – 16 months after it was originally planned. Units 3-4 are planned for closure in 2023.[2][3][4]
In March 2022, a fatal accident occurred at the plant. According to reports, a member of the Samcheonpo Business Division fell after taking the elevator to inspect equipment on the fifth floor of Unit 3.[5]
Conversion to gas
In 2020, South Korea planned to shut a total of 15.3 GW of coal-fired capacity by 2034 according to a draft of the country's ninth basic electricity plan, of which 12.7 GW would be switched to run on imported gas.[6]
The following power stations had plans to convert from coal to gas:[6]
- Dangjin power station Units 1 and 2 in 2029 (2 * 500 MW)
- Dangjin power station Units 3 and 4 in 2030 (2 * 500 MW)
- Samchonpo power station Unit 3 in 2024 (560 MW)[7]
- Samchonpo power station Unit 4 in 2024 (560 MW)[7]
- Samchonpo power station Unit 5 in 2027 (500 MW)
- Samchonpo power station Unit 6 in 2028 (500 MW)
- Yeongheung power station Units 1 and 2 in 2034 (2 * 800 MW)
In September 2022, residents of Samcheonpo protested against the gas conversion of the power station.[8]
Project Details
- Sponsor: Korea Southeast Power Co
- Parent company: KEPCO
- Location: Deokho Hai, Goseong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Coordinates: 34.910715, 128.108397 (exact)
- Status: Operating (Units 3-6), Retired (Units 1-2)
- Gross generating capacity (announced): 2,120 MW
- Gross generating capacity (operating): 2,120 MW
- Units 3-4: Coal-fired, 560 MW
- Units 5-6: Coal-fired, 500 MW
- Gross generating capacity (retired): 1,120 MW
- Units 1-2: Coal-fired, 560 MW
- Type: Subcritical (Units 1-4), Supercritical (Units 5-6)
- Start year: 1983 (Unit 1), 1984 (Unit 2), 1993 (Unit 3), 1994 (Unit 4), 1997 (Unit 5), 1998 (Unit 6)
- Coal Type: Sub/Bituminous
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
- Unit Retirements: Units 1 and 2 retired in 2021.
- Planned Unit Retirements: Units 3 & 4 are scheduled to close by 2024; Units 5 by 2027; Unit 6 by 2028.[9]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Samcheonpo Coal Power Plant South Korea," GEO, accessed May 2020
- ↑ "낡은 화력발전소, 삼천포 1,2호기 가동 중단 경남환경연," Busan, April 30, 2020
- ↑ "삼천포화력 1·2호기 40년 만에 역사 속으로," Newsis, May 1, 2021
- ↑ "삼천포화력발전소 1·2호기 37·38년 만에 5월1일 영구 폐쇄," News 1, April 30, 2021
- ↑ "삼천포화력발전소, '설비점검' 나섰던 40대 노동자 추락사," Oh my News, March 15, 2022
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "South Korea to convert half of existing coal fleet to gas," Argus, May 11, 2020
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 The 9th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand (2020 - 2034), South Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, December 28, 2020
- ↑ "(R) 삼천포발전소 LNG 전환에 삼천포 주민 반발," 서경방송, September 1, 2022
- ↑ Assessing the Health Benefits of a Paris-Aligned Coal Phase Out for South Korea, Annex II (Unit-level phase out schedules), Climate Analytics, May 2021