Yeongheung power station
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Yeongheung power station (영흥 발전소) is a 5,080 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Yeongheung Island, South Korea.
Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is located in in Yeonheung Island, about 40 kilometers from Seoul, South Korea
Background on Plant
The plant is one of the top ten largest coal plants in the world. The original Yeongheung Power Station consisted of four coal units. The 800-MW Units 1 and 2 began commercial operation in 2004. The 870 MW Units 3 and 4 entered commercial operation in 2009.[1]
Description of Expansion: Units 5 and 6
Korea Southeast Power (KOSEP) planned to expand the power station by two units (units 5 and 6) of 870 MW each.[2][3] The new units entered operation in June and November 2014, respectively.[4]
Description of Expansion: Units 7 and 8
According to the 6th Basic Power Development Plan, units 7 and 8, each 870 MW, were planned for completion in June and December 2018.[5][6] The expansion plan was cancelled in June 2015, with two nuclear plants planned instead.[7]
Conversion to gas
South Korea plans to shut a total of 15.3GW of coal-fired capacity by 2034, according to a draft of the country's ninth basic electricity plan, of which 12.7GW will be switched to run on imported gas.[8]
The following power stations have plans to convert from coal to gas:[8]
- 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 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)
Opposition
Environmental groups have pushed for the accelerated retirement of the coal units,[9] and against the conversions to gas.[10] In Fall 2021, the city of Incheon requested presidential candidates campaign on a promise to advance the closing date of coal units 1 and 2 from 2034 to 2030 in the next Basic Plan for Power Supply and Demand.[11]
Project Details for expansion
- Sponsor: Korea Southeast Power (KOSEP) of Korea Electric Power Corporation
- Location: Yeongheung Island, South Korea
- Coordinates: 37.236939918507, 126.43609285355 (exact)
- Status: Units 5 and 6: Operating (2014), Units 7 and 8: Cancelled
- Gross Capacity (operational): Units 5-6: 870 MW each, Units 7-8: 870 MW each
- Gross generating capacity (announced): 1,600 MW
- Unit 1: LNG-fired, 800MW (start-up in 2034)
- Unit 2: LNG-fired, 800MW (start-up in 2034)
- Type: Units 5-6: Supercritical
- Projected in service: 2014 (Units 5-6)
- Coal Type: Bituminous
- Coal Source:
- Source of financing:
Additional Project Details
- Planned Unit Retirements: Units 1 & 2 are scheduled to close by 2034; Units 3 & 4 by 2038; Units 5 & 6 by 2044.[12]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Yeongheung Power Station Unit 3, Yeongheung Island, South Korea," PowerMag, October 1, 2012
- ↑ "South Korea Saves More than 30 Million RMB by Using China Guodian Corporation’s Plasma Ignition Technology," China Guodian press release, December 20, 2013
- ↑ "Doosan Signs a Contract to Supply Boilers for the Yeongheung Thermal Power Plants 5 & 6," Doosan press release, December 29, 2010
- ↑ "Yeongheung Thermal Power site Division," KOSEP website, accessed February 2015
- ↑ "KEPCO Company Analysis," Hyundai Research, February 4, 2013
- ↑ "The 6th Basic Plan for Long-term Electricity Supply and Demand, (2013~2027)," Ministry of Knowledge Economy, February 2013
- ↑ "South Korea axes four coal plants, plans two new nuclear units," Reuters, June 8, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "South Korea to convert half of existing coal fleet to gas," Argus, May 11, 2020
- ↑ “한국남동발전 영흥화력발전소, 조기 폐쇄 가능할까,” kgnews, September 1, 2021
- ↑ “환경단체, 영흥발전소 석탄 1·2호기 LNG 전환 반대,” Incheon News, December 1, 2021
- ↑ “정부 탄소중립 기조에 시민단체 조기폐쇄 주장까지... 난감한 영흥화력,” joongboo, October 20, 2021
- ↑ "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
