Yangyang is a 1,000MW hydro power project. It is located on Namdae river/basin in Gangwon, South Korea. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. The project construction commenced in 1996 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2006. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is currently owned by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power with a stake of 100%.
Yangyang is a pumped storage project. The gross head and net head of the project are 817m and 798m respectively. The penstock length is 403m. The penstock diameter is 4.4m. The project generated 730.8 GWh of electricity.
Development status
The project construction commenced in 1996 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 2006.
Contractors involved
GE Renewable Energy was selected as the turbine supplier for the hydro power project. The company provided 4 units of pump turbines, each with 250MW nameplate capacity.
GE Renewable Energy supplied 4 electric generators for the project.
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