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Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station is located in South Korea
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station
Location of Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station in South Korea
CountrySouth Korea
LocationSihwa Lake, Gyeonggi Province
Coordinates37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E / 37.31306°N 126.61278°E / 37.31306; 126.61278
StatusOperational
Opening dateAugust 4, 2011[1]
Construction costUS$560 million
Owner(s)Korea Water Resources Corporation
Power Station
TypeTidal barrage
Turbines10 × 25.4 MW
Installed capacity254 MW[2]
Capacity factor24.8%
Annual generation552 GWh[2]: 6 

Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW. When completed in 2011, it surpassed the 240 MW Rance Tidal Power Station, which was the world's largest for 45 years. It is operated by the Korea Water Resources Corporation.[3]

  1. ^ Turning Tides Korea joongang daily Retrieved 20 November 2016
  2. ^ a b "TIDAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BRIEF" (PDF). International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). June 2014. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Sihwa Tidal Power Plant | Tethys". tethys.pnnl.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-08.

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