Power, Vol.149, No.6, 78-78, 2005
Yonghung Thermal Power Plant Units 1 & 2, Inchon, South Korea
Because South Korea depends heavily on imported fuels, its government continues to encourage energy diversification. Today Korea has about 60,000 MW of installed capacity that is fueled equally by coal, liquefied natural gas, and nuclear fission. Although the linchpins of the ongoing diversification program are more nukes and more plants powered by imported LNG, another piece of the plan is to make greater use of the country's domestic coal supplies. That's where Korea South-East Power Co. enters the picture, with two new supercritical units that showcase the technology's 40% efficiency.