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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Many power companies in South Korea are installing small hydropower units to new or existing power stations. These companies include Korea Western Power Company (KOWEPO) (Seoul, South Korea), Korea Southern Power Company (KOSPO) (Seoul), South Korea Midland Power Company (KOMIPO) (Seoul) and Korea South-East Power Company (KOSEP) (Seoul), all four of which are subsidiaries of Korea Electric Power Company (Korea SE:015760) (Seoul).
In South Korea, coal-fired power stations are still operational, and more are being constructed. Hydropower units are added to thermal power stations that have an output of more than 1,000 megawatts (MW); this has been the trend in South Korea for the past 10 years. The output of these hydropower units is about 1.5 to 5 MW. The construction for one hydropower unit costs about $17.5 million.
The two new coal-fired power stations being constructed are the Shin-Boryeong Coal Power Station (Boryeong, Chungcheongam-do, Korea) by KOMIPO, which generates 2,000 MW, and Samcheok Green Power Plant (Samcheok, Gangwon-do, Korea) by KOSPO, which generates 4,000 MW. Both plants are installing small hydropower units, which will generate approximately 5 to 5.5 MW.
The Yeongheung Thermal Power Plant (Ongjin-gun, Incheon-shi, South Korea), owned by KOSEP, and the Taean Thermal Power Complex, owned by KWEPO, are expanding both power plants. The Yeongheung Thermal Power Plant is to add units 5 to 8, which will generate 3,480 MW; the Taean Thermal Complex is adding units 9 and 10, which will generate 2,000 MW, and will add hydro units of 5 MW to each.
Normally in thermal power stations, sea water is pumped through the desalination system to become tap water. The tap water is sent to the boiler and turned into steam, which turns the generator. Afterward, steam is sent to the condensers, returning it to water, which is dumped as wastewater.
Electric power companies in South Korea took interest in the wastewater, which was dumped after usage. The electric power companies used the condensed waste water, by putting it through a hydraulic turbine to generate additional power instead of just dumping the water.
The electric power companies do not generate power using this method; therefore, adding additional hydropower units is considered groundbreaking. The oldest hydropower units have been operating since 2007, and the electric power companies in South Korea will continue with this trend.
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In South Korea, coal-fired power stations are still operational, and more are being constructed. Hydropower units are added to thermal power stations that have an output of more than 1,000 megawatts (MW); this has been the trend in South Korea for the past 10 years. The output of these hydropower units is about 1.5 to 5 MW. The construction for one hydropower unit costs about $17.5 million.
The two new coal-fired power stations being constructed are the Shin-Boryeong Coal Power Station (Boryeong, Chungcheongam-do, Korea) by KOMIPO, which generates 2,000 MW, and Samcheok Green Power Plant (Samcheok, Gangwon-do, Korea) by KOSPO, which generates 4,000 MW. Both plants are installing small hydropower units, which will generate approximately 5 to 5.5 MW.
The Yeongheung Thermal Power Plant (Ongjin-gun, Incheon-shi, South Korea), owned by KOSEP, and the Taean Thermal Power Complex, owned by KWEPO, are expanding both power plants. The Yeongheung Thermal Power Plant is to add units 5 to 8, which will generate 3,480 MW; the Taean Thermal Complex is adding units 9 and 10, which will generate 2,000 MW, and will add hydro units of 5 MW to each.
Normally in thermal power stations, sea water is pumped through the desalination system to become tap water. The tap water is sent to the boiler and turned into steam, which turns the generator. Afterward, steam is sent to the condensers, returning it to water, which is dumped as wastewater.
Electric power companies in South Korea took interest in the wastewater, which was dumped after usage. The electric power companies used the condensed waste water, by putting it through a hydraulic turbine to generate additional power instead of just dumping the water.
The electric power companies do not generate power using this method; therefore, adding additional hydropower units is considered groundbreaking. The oldest hydropower units have been operating since 2007, and the electric power companies in South Korea will continue with this trend.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and eight offices outside of North America, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
