Dongseo Power, Dangjin Thermal Power Site 25MW Solar Power Plant Completed

"11,720 Households Available"
Utilizing Vacant Sites from Total Destruction
Creating Eco-Friendly and Domestic Equipment Power Generation Complex

Photo by Korea East-West Power

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea East-West Power announced on the 17th that it has completed a 25MW-class solar power generation facility at the ash landfill site within the Dangjin Thermal Power Headquarters.

The ash landfill is a site where some of the ash generated during coal combustion that cannot be recycled is buried, and the ground strength of the long-term buried area is as solid as that of general land.

East-West Power initiated the installation of a solar power plant at the treatment site, considering that the ash landfill has been idle land for more than 30 years.

Solar installation work was carried out on a 330,000㎡ area that was landfilled last July.

The electricity produced by the completed solar power facility is enough to supply 11,720 households in Dangjin City. It is an eco-friendly power generation facility equivalent to the effect of planting about 2.13 million pine trees.

Domestic companies constructed major equipment such as solar modules, inverters, and transformers.

East-West Power plans to transform the Dangjin Thermal Power Headquarters into an eco-friendly power complex that combines thermal power generation with large-scale renewable energy, using the completion of this solar power facility as an opportunity.

An East-West Power official said, "The ash landfill is a vast flat land with good sunlight and does not damage the environment such as deforestation," adding, "It is an optimal site for a solar power plant because it is inside the power plant, making grid connection easy and minimizing complaints."

He added, "Considering the creative idea of utilizing long-term idle land as an eco-friendly power complex and the use of domestic equipment, this is an excellent Korean model solar power plant."

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