In 2022, the electric power generated from coal energy in South Korea amounted to around 193.2 terawatt hours, followed by electric power from nuclear and LNG sources. That year, a total of approximately 594 terawatt hours of electric power was generated in South Korea.
Electric power generation in South Korea in 2022, by energy source
(in terawatt hours)
*Others include waste heat in distillation towers, waste heat recovery, natural gas pressure turbine, and by-product gas.
Hydroelectric power is not included in renewable energy.
Values have been rounded.
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Korea Energy Economics Institute. (March 16, 2024). Electric power generation in South Korea in 2022, by energy source (in terawatt hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/991238/south-korea-electric-power-generation-by-source/
Korea Energy Economics Institute. "Electric power generation in South Korea in 2022, by energy source (in terawatt hours)." Chart. March 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991238/south-korea-electric-power-generation-by-source/
Korea Energy Economics Institute. (2024). Electric power generation in South Korea in 2022, by energy source (in terawatt hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/991238/south-korea-electric-power-generation-by-source/
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Electric power generation in South Korea in 2022, by energy source (in terawatt hours) [Graph], Korea Energy Economics Institute, March 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/991238/south-korea-electric-power-generation-by-source/
