Yeosu power station

Yeosu power station consists of a 329 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in Yeosu, South Korea. A 200 MW oil-fueled unit at the station will be replaced with a 350 MW coal-fired plant.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant, which is located in Yeosu, South Korea.

Background on Plant
The Yeosu Thermal Power Plant consists of a 200-MW heavy oil-fired unit and a 329-MW coal-fired fluidized bed (CFB) unit with a current total capacity of 528 MW. The No. 1 heavy-oil fired unit is going to be replaced with another coal-fired CFB boiler and a steam turbine that will generate 350 MW. The renewed No. 1 unit is scheduled to start operation in November 2015.

Project Details for Yeosu power station Conversion

 * Sponsor: Korea Southeast Power Company of Korea Electric Power Corporation
 * Location: Yeosu, South Korea
 * Coordinates: 34.839326394977, 127.69078731537 (exact)
 * Status: Under construction
 * Gross Capacity: Unit 1: 350 MW
 * Type: Subcritical
 * Projected in service: Unit 1: 2015
 * Coal Type: Bituminous
 * Coal Source:
 * Source of financing:

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