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Samdal is a 33 MW wind power plant in South Korea. Ranked #5 of 11 wind plants in South Korea, it accounts for 8.7% of the country's total wind capacity of 379 MW. The largest wind plant in South Korea is Gangwon at 98 MW, making Samdal 3 times smaller. Nearby plants include Jeju Power Plant (548 MW, Gas), Jeju (255 MW, Oil), and Bukeju (150 MW, Coal). The facility is located on Jeju Island, approximately 40 km from Jeju City.

Capacity
33 MW
Commissioning Year
2018

8 years old

Owner
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Location
33.3952°, 126.8213°

South Korea, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 176. largest of 265 plants in South Korea
  • #16,060 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,369 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.01% of the installed capacity of South Korea
Age & fleet comparison

8 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Korea Electric Power Corporation operates 22 plants totalling 8,799 MW

Regional density

9 plants within 100 km, 1,091 MW combined

Nearest plant: Sungsan (5.1 km)

Data provenance

Source: CDM

Location

Coordinates:: 33.395200, 126.821300
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Samdal is a wind power plant producing approximately 87 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Wind
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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