Global
South Korea
42.3
 GW
180
 MT

Coal plants in

South Korea

Additional profit over 30 years
86.5
Bn. $
% Profitable
100
%
 
Annual CO2 emissions saved
180
MT / year
Total W-S-B investment need
91.4
Bn. $

Investment Potential

29
n.a.
%
of this country’s annual energy-related CO2 emissions could be eliminated by SwitchCoal.

Investment breakdown

91.4
Bn. $
Initial Investment for Conversion to Wind and Solar Power Plant
86.5
Bn. $
Additional profit from switch over 30 years (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
Solar
50,936
M. $
Wind
36,381
M. $
Battery
4,093
M. $

Production costs

5.2
ct/kWh
Mean OPEX of the coal plants within this country (Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2022)
3.7
ct/kWh
Production cost of renewable energy

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Region
CO2 emissions saved
Total W-S-B inv. need
% Profitable plants
South Chungcheong
CO2 emissions saved
78.4
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
42.7
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
South Gyeongsang
CO2 emissions saved
36.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
17.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Gangwon
CO2 emissions saved
31.6
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
13.2
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Incheon
CO2 emissions saved
21.0
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
12.0
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
North Jeolla
CO2 emissions saved
9.2
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
4.5
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
South Jeolla
CO2 emissions saved
1.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.7
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Gyeonggi
CO2 emissions saved
0.8
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.4
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
North Gyeongsang
CO2 emissions saved
0.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
Ulsan
CO2 emissions saved
0.7
  MT/y
Total W-S-B inv. need
0.3
  Bn. $
% Profitable plants
100
%
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Plant
CO2 emissions
Investment need
Profitable?
Taean power station
CO2 emissions
27.3
  MT/y
Investment need
14.9
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Dangjin power station
CO2 emissions
25.4
  MT/y
Investment need
13.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yeongheung power station
CO2 emissions
21.0
  MT/y
Investment need
12.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Hadong power station
CO2 emissions
18.0
  MT/y
Investment need
8.8
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Boryeong power station
CO2 emissions
14.0
  MT/y
Investment need
7.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Samchonpo power station
CO2 emissions
10.2
  MT/y
Investment need
5.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Samcheok power station
CO2 emissions
8.4
  MT/y
Investment need
3.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Anin power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Goseong Green power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Samcheok Green power station
CO2 emissions
8.0
  MT/y
Investment need
3.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shin Boryeong power station
CO2 emissions
7.8
  MT/y
Investment need
4.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Bukpyung power station
CO2 emissions
4.8
  MT/y
Investment need
2.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Shin Seocheon power station
CO2 emissions
3.9
  MT/y
Investment need
2.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yeosu power station
CO2 emissions
3.1
  MT/y
Investment need
1.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Donghae power station
CO2 emissions
2.4
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Seagull power station
CO2 emissions
2.2
  MT/y
Investment need
1.0
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Saemangeum CHP power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yeosu Hanwha power station
CO2 emissions
1.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.7
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Kumho Yeosu CHP power station
CO2 emissions
1.3
  MT/y
Investment need
0.5
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gunsan power station
CO2 emissions
1.1
  MT/y
Investment need
0.6
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
GS Pocheon power station
CO2 emissions
0.8
  MT/y
Investment need
0.4
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Ulsan Hanju power station
CO2 emissions
0.7
  MT/y
Investment need
0.3
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gumi CHP power station
CO2 emissions
0.5
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Yosu Plant-1 power station
CO2 emissions
0.4
  MT/y
Investment need
0.2
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
Gimcheon CHP power station
CO2 emissions
0.2
  MT/y
Investment need
0.1
  Bn. $
Profitable?
Yes
No
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