Taean Thermal Power Station (Korean: 태안화력발전소) is a large coal-fired power station in Taean, South Korea, owned by Korean Western Power Co, part of Korea Electric Power Corporation. Second largest coal plant in the world[1] it is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the fourth most carbon dioxide in 2018, at 31 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.5 kg per kWh.[2] The government asked the company to voluntarily cut coal-fired generation in 2021, which they did.[3] There is a pilot plant for coal gasification.[4]
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| Official name | 태안화력발전소 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Coordinates | 36°54′14″N 126°13′58″E / 36.90389°N 126.23278°E |
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- ^ "Profiling the top five biggest coal power plants in the world". Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ Grant, Don; Zelinka, David; Mitova, Stefania (2021). "Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-polluting power plants". Environmental Research Letters. 16 (9): 094022. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1. ISSN 1748-9326.
- ^ "Voluntary caps to trim South Korean coal burn in 2021". www.argusmedia.com. 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ Patel, Sonal (2021-06-01). "Japan Ushers in New Era for IGCC Coal Power". POWER Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-25.