Shin Boryeong power station

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-SouthKoreacoal}}Shin Boryeong (Poryong) power station (신보령화력) is a 2,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station next to the existing Boryeong power station in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.

Location

The two units are located about one km to the south of the Boryeong power station, which was built between 1983 and 2008.

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Older plant location

The undated satellite photo below shows the existing Boryeong power station in South Korea, about one km to the north of the new units.

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Background on Boryeong power station

The Boryeong power station consists of 8 coal-fired units of 500 MW each, built from 1983 to 2008, for a combined capacity of 4,000 MW. The scrubbers on Units 3-6 were retrofitted in the late 1990s. It is owned by KOMIPO.

Background on Shin Boryeong power station

Shin Boryeong power station units 1 and 2 are scheduled for completion in 2016-2017.

Due to technical complications, unit 1 is postponed for commissioning to January 2017 and unit 2 to June 2017.

On May 6, 2017, the power station was reported as 98% complete, with unit 1 planned for June and unit 2 in September.

Unit 1 was commissioned on June 29, 2017. Unit 2 began commercial operations in October 2017.

Project Details of Shin Boryeong

• Sponsor: Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO)
• Location: Boryeong-shi, Chungchengnam-do, South Korea
• Coordinates: 36.3846129, 126.4861697 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Gross Capacity: Unit 1: 1,000 MW; Unit 2: 1,000 MW
• Type: Ultra-supercritical
• Projected in service: 2017
• Coal Type: Bituminous/Sub-bituminous
• Coal Source:
• Source of financing:

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