Pukchang power plant
| Pukchang power plant | |||
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ N , 126 ° 18 ′ 22 ″ E | ||
| country | North Korea | ||
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| Type | Steam power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | coal | ||
| power | 1600 megawatts nominal output | ||
| operator | North Korea | ||
| Start of operations | before 1992 | ||
The Pukchang power plant is a coal-fired power plant near Pukchang in the North Korean province of P'yŏngan-namdo.
Construction began in the late 1970s, as with the Chongchongang coal-fired power station , despite low coal reserves and backward mining technology . It was commissioned before the collapse of the Soviet Union and supplies the south of the North Korean capital Pyongyang as well as the provinces of P'yŏngan-namdo , Hwanghae-pukto and Hwanghae-namdo with electricity .
With a rated output of 1,600 megawatts , it is the country's most powerful power plant , followed by the coal-fired thermal and thermal power plant Pyongyang with 500 megawatts. The actual performance is estimated by observers to be significantly lower, not least due to the age of the system. The plant, which is equipped with three chimneys , is about 100 kilometers northeast of Pyongyang.
As of June 2000, it generated around half of North Korea's electricity production . To complement the error-prone power generation in North Korea is Kohlekraftwerk Samdung-ri in the county Kangdong east of Pyongyang under construction.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mary E. Connor: The Koreas. Verlag ABC-CLIO 2009, page 135, ISBN 1598841602
- ^ A b Curtis Melvin: Pyongyang's Perpetual Power Problems. 38 North , November 25, 2014
- ^ Tim Judah: First tremor in the last outpost. The Guardian , May 29, 2004
- ^ Federation of American Scientists : Energy and Power - North Korea. June 15, 2000
