The Seocheon Thermal Power Plant, located on the southwestern edge of Chungcheongnam-do, is the plant constructed on the purpose of using domestic anthracite coal of low calories.

Two generators with the capacity of total 400MW have been operating since it's completion in 1983, and are now operating by combusting the mixture of domestic anthracite coal and bituminous coal due to the shortage of the domestic anthracite coal.

The plant is also an environmentally-friendly power plant without pollution, which is furnished with nitrogen oxide reduction facilities and flue gas de-sulphurization facilities. It is recognized for it's excellence in operation, such as the accomplishment of a 500 day long term trouble free operation for Unit No.2 in 2007, and its achievement of the 13 times that it reached its target of zero accidents (4, 892 days) in 2008.

A renewable energy theme park will be constructed in 2008, and a large scaled solar photovoltaic power generation plant, where the reduction of carbon dioxide of 1,000 tons annually is expected, will be installed in the Seocheon Thermal Power Plant, resulting in new tourist attractions in the region in connection with the beautiful natural scenery of the West Sea.