World Power Plants

Hapcheon Changnyeong5 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewable

Hapcheon Changnyeong is a 5 MW hydro power plant in South Korea, operated by Korea Water Resources Corporation. Ranked #44 of 74 hydro plants in South Korea, Hapcheon Changnyeong's 5 MW accounts for 0.03% of South Korea's total hydro capacity of 15,891 MW. The largest hydro plant in South Korea is Incheon Tidal Power Station at 1,450 MW, making Hapcheon Changnyeong 290 times smaller. Nearby plants include Daegu Innovation City (415 MW, Gas), Hapchon (100 MW, Hydro), and ChangnyeongHaman (5 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in the province of Gyeongsangnam-do, approximately 50 km northeast of Busan.

Capacity
5 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Korea Water Resources Corporation
Location
35.5901°, 128.3543°

South Korea, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 197. largest of 265 plants in South Korea
  • #28,340 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #6,423 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Korea Water Resources Corporation operates 29 plants totalling 1,445 MW

Regional density

56 plants within 100 km, 59,925 MW combined

Nearest plant: Dalseong (16.7 km)

Data provenance

Source: CDM

Location

Coordinates:: 35.590100, 128.354300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Hapcheon Changnyeong is a hydro power plant producing approximately 18 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
South Korea
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

South KoreaEnergy Profile

265
Total Plants
255.7 GW
Total Capacity
CoalGasNuclearHydro
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