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Jinju Landfill Gas15 MW Waste

Waste

Jinju Landfill Gas is a 15 MW waste power plant in South Korea. It generates 21.7% of South Korea's total waste capacity of 69 MW from 4 plants. Ranked #2 of 4 waste plants in South Korea, the largest waste plant in the country is Sudokwon at 50 MW, making Jinju Landfill Gas 3.3 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Hadong Power Plant (4000 MW, Coal), 하동화력발전소 (4000 MW, Coal), and Hadong (4000 MW, Coal). The facility is located in South Gyeongsang Province, approximately 400 km southeast of Seoul.

Capacity
15 MW
Commissioning Year
Owner
Korea Energy Agency
Location
35.1195°, 128.0170°

South Korea, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 186. largest of 265 plants in South Korea
  • #21,166 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #265 of 1,065 Waste plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of South Korea
Operator portfolio

Korea Energy Agency operates 1 plants totalling 15 MW

Regional density

48 plants within 100 km, 33,035 MW combined

Nearest plant: Samcheonpo Power Plant (24.6 km)

Data provenance

Source: CDM

Location

Coordinates:: 35.119500, 128.017000
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Carbon Footprint330 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
30.4 Kt
92 GWh/year × 330 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
Commissioning year unknown
Est. Retirement
Commissioning year unknown
Annual emissions equivalent to
6.6K
cars per year
4.0K
homes per year
1.4M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Waste emission factor (330 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (70%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Waste
Energy Source
Non-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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