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{{#REDIRECT [[Shin badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-SouthKoreacoal}}'''Boryeong (Poryong ) power station''' (신보령화력) is a4,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. ==Location of Current Plant==The undated satellite photo below shows the Boryeong power station in South Korea{{#display_map:36.4008531, 126.4908314|width=600|height=500|type=hybrid|zoom=16}} ==Background on Plant==The Boryeong power stationconsists 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.<ref>[http://www.industcards.com/st-coal-korea.htm "Coal-Fired Power Plants in South Korea,"] Industcards, accessed Feb 2015</ref> Units 1-2, which are subcritical, are planned for retirement in 2025.<ref>[http://www.motie.go.kr/motie/ne/presse/press2/bbs/bbsView.do?bbs_seq_n=158375&bbs_cd_n=81 "30년 이상 노후 석탄발전 10기 폐지,"] motie, 2016-07-06</ref> ==Project Details==*'''Sponsor:''' [[Korea Midland Power]] (KOMIPO)*'''Location:''' Boryeong-shi, Chungchengnam-do, South Korea*'''Coordinates:''' 36.4008531, 126.4908314 (exact)*'''Status:''' Operatring*'''Gross Capacity:''' Units 1-8: 8 x 500 MW*'''Type:''' Units 1-2: [[Subcritical]]; Units 3-8: [[Supercritical]]*'''In service:''' Unit 1: 1983; Unit 2: 1984; Unit 4: 1993; Unit 5: 1993; Unit 6: 1994; Unit 7: 2008; Unit 8: 2008*'''Coal Type:''' Bituminous/Sub-bituminous*'''Coal Source:''' *'''Source of financing:''' ==Articles and resources=====References===<references/> ===Related SourceWatch articles===*[[South Korea and coal]] ===External resources=== [[Category: Existing coal plants in South Korea]][[Category: Existing coal plants in Asia]][[category:Energy]][[category:South Korea]]
