Taean Power Station Explained

Qid:	Q16179275
Taean Thermal Power Station
Name Official:	태안화력발전소
Country:	South Korea

Taean Thermal Power Station is a large coal-fired power station in Taean, South Korea, owned by Korean Western Power Co, part of Korea Electric Power Corporation. Second largest coal plant in the world^[1] it is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the fourth most carbon dioxide in 2018, at 31 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.5 kg per kWh.^[2] The government asked the company to voluntarily cut coal-fired generation in 2021, which they did.^[3] There is a pilot plant for coal gasification.^[4]

See also

• List of coal power stations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profiling the top five biggest coal power plants in the world. 2021-10-04. en-US.
2. Grant. Don. Zelinka. David. Mitova. Stefania. 2021. Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-polluting power plants. Environmental Research Letters. 16 . 9 . 094022 . en. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1. 1748-9326. free.
3. Web site: 2021-04-27. Voluntary caps to trim South Korean coal burn in 2021. 2021-07-25. www.argusmedia.com. en.
4. Web site: Patel. Sonal. 2021-06-01. Japan Ushers in New Era for IGCC Coal Power. 2021-07-25. POWER Magazine. en-US.