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Taegisan is a 40 MW wind power plant in South Korea. The facility does not have a listed operator and was commissioned in an unspecified year. Ranked #3 of 11 wind plants in South Korea. Its 40 MW accounts for 10.55% of South Korea's total wind capacity of 379 MW. The largest wind plant in South Korea is Gangwon at 98 MW, making Taegisan 2.45 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Yeongwol (848 MW, Gas), Youngwol Power Plant (848 MW, Gas), and 영월복합화력발전소 (848 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Gangwon Province, approximately 200 km east of Seoul.

Capacity
40 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Korea Electric Power Corporation
Location
37.4395°, 128.2698°

South Korea, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 172. largest of 265 plants in South Korea
  • #15,126 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #2,183 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.02% of the installed capacity of South Korea
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

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

Regional density

53 plants within 100 km, 24,621 MW combined

Nearest plant: 영월복합화력발전소 (36.4 km)

Data provenance

Source: CDM

Location

Coordinates:: 37.439500, 128.269800
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Taegisan is a wind power plant producing approximately 105 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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