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World’s largest tidal power plant

The power plant at the artificial sea-water Lake Shihwa on the west coast near Seoul began partial operation early this month after nearly seven years of construction. Six of the 10 generators have been running since Aug. 3, and the others will go into operation in stages after test-running.
If fully completed in December, the Shihwa station will be the biggest tidal power plant in the world with a generation capacity of 254,000 kilowatts. The capacity of the Rance Tidal Power Station in France, currently the world’s largest, is 240,000 kilowatts.
The plant can provide enough electricity to a city with a population of 500,000.
plant will not only save South Korea more than 860,000 barrels of oil or 100 billion won (US$93 million) a year but also reduce the emission of 320,000 tons of carbon dioxide, the main culprit of global warming.
– from english.yonhapnews.co.kr

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