Coal-Fired Thermal Power Generation

Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant in Samcheok

We have actively moved forward with the coal-fired thermal power business
with the launch of our subsidiary.

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Power Plant Overview

Name
SC bluepower
Location
Jeongno-dong and its surrounding areas,
Samcheok, Gangwon-do
Site area
1,143,651m²
Fuel
Coal(bituminous coal and
sub-bituminous coal)
Composition(MW)
2,100MW in total
(1,050MW x 2 units)
Completion date
2024

Korea’s top eco-friendly Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant

Reusing a former limestone mine

The Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant in Samcheok is an eco-friendly power generation facility
built on a former limestone mine to minimize environmental impact.

Benefits of reusing a former limestone mine

No need to damage the landscape or forested land for construction
No need to relocate local residents, zero impact on quality of life
No backfill needed before constructing the facility
Lower terrain that visually shields the facility
Location on the East Sea with prevailing westerlies to minimize impact of air pollutants
Complete recycling of coal ash

Application of eco-friendly generation equipment

POSCO ENERGY plans to install efficient and eco-friendly ultra-supercritical generation equipment,
investing about 510 billion KRW in environmental management facilities to minimize the release of pollutants.
By establishing our own internal standards that are much more stringent than the Ministry of
Environment’s particulate emission standards, our new plant will be Korea’s most eco-friendly
Coal-Fired thermal power generation facility.

유연탄발전소 환경부 요구 수준과 삼척화력 설계기준의 오염물질 제거율 내용이 보여집니다.
Classification	MoE Requirement (Yeong heung Thermal Plant)	Samcheok Thermal Plant Design Specifications
SOx(ppm)	25	15
NOx(ppm)	15	10
Dust(mg/㎥)	5	4

Pollutant removal rate_{(unit: %)}

삼척 유연탄발전소 오엽물질 제거율 그래프. 황산화물 제거율 98.5%, 질소산화물 제거율 94%, 미세먼지 제거율 99.963%

Ensure the scattered dust

POSCO ENERGY maintains a fully-enclosed eco-friendly coal handling line, extending from offloading to the conveyor,
warehouse storage and stacker/reclaimer, to ensure that dust scattering is completely neutralized.

Enclosed eco-friendly handling system
ensures zero dust

Contributions to the local economy

POSCO ENERGY is playing an important part in local economic development with the construction
of the new plant by creating new jobs and infusing more vitality into Samcheok’s economy.
With a co-development agreement signed with the city totaling 568 billion KRW, POSCO ENERGY is taking
the lead in local economic development with regional partnership projects and renewable energy initiatives.
The construction of the plant will provide 1,500 to 3,000 jobs per day for the duration of the project
and inject over 1.4 trillion KRW into the local economy.