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Bituminous Coal

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  The energy source used most after nuclear power in the production of electricity in Korea

  Bituminous coal-fired thermal power plants, KOMIPO's mainstay power plants, are the energy source used most, following nuclear power, to produce electricity in Korea. Bituminous coal has the most reserves among the different types of coal and an advantage in ease of combustion. KOMIPO imports bituminous coal from Australia, Indonesia, Russia, etc.

  Related Power Plants

  Boryeong Power Generation Site Division #1~#8, Shin-Boryeong TPP #1 & #2 (under construction)

Anthracite Coal

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  A coal that is easy to carbonize and combusts without producing smoke.

  Using anthracite coal, a coal that achieves the highest rate of carbonization, KOMIPO contributes to the saving of foreign exchange in operating the Seocheon Power Generation Site Division using domestic anthracite coal. With advances in power plant operating technologies, KOMIPO recently has been producing electric power with the mixed combustion of anthracite coal, bituminous coal, heavy oil, etc. Through its efforts, the company has achieved dramatic cost savings and lowered the unit cost of electric power production, which had been higher compared with anthracite coal.

  Related Power Plants

  Seocheon Power Generation Site Division #1 & #2

LNG Combined Cycle

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  LNG combined cycle power plants (CCPP) account for the highest ratio, after bituminous coal-fired power plants, at KOMIPO

  LNG combined cycle power plants (CCPP) account for the highest ratio, after bituminous coal-fired power plants, at KOMIPO in terms of facility occupancy rate and electric power production. They produce electric power first by rotating a gas turbine with high-temperature, high-pressure steam through LNG combustion and produce high-temperature steam with the exhaust gas that comes from this process, then passing the steam through the steam turbine to produce more electric power. As it produces electric power twice with a one-time combustion of fuel, the CCPP is a power plant that has comparatively high heat efficiency and productivity. In particular, compared with nuclear power plants and bituminous coal-fired power plants, its operating period is short (30 minutes ~ 1 hour compared with nuclear power: 24 hours, bituminous coal-fired power: 4 hours), so it is a high-function power plant capable of responding to rapid electricity production and electric power demand.

  Related Power Plants

  Boryeong CCPP #1~#3, Incheon CCPP #1~#3, Sejong Power Generation Site Division, Seoul CCPP #1 & #2 (under construction)

Fuel, Diesel

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  KOMIPO operates oil-fired power plants having the highest stability when storing the fuel.

  Jeju, Korea's largest island and also a growing tourism destination, has many restrictive conditions on the introduction of fuels due to its geographical features and industrial characteristics. At present, on Jeju, only operation of oil-fired power plants with fuel easy to store and high stability is permitted, so KOMIPO is operating thermal power plants using Fuel and Diesel.

  Related Power Plants

  Jeju Internal Combustion Power Plant #1 & #2, Jeju Steam Turbine Power Plant #2 & #3, Jeju Gas Turbine Power Plant Unit 3