Kanggye Youth hydroelectric plant

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Kanggye Youth hydroelectric plant (강계수력발전소) is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Huichon, Chagang, North Korea.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Kanggye Youth hydroelectric plant

Status	Commissioning year	Nameplate capacity	Turbines	Technology type
Operating	1940	218 MW	3 x 44 MW; 2 x 26.7 MW; 1 x 33.3 MW	Conventional storage

Location

Table 2: Location details for Kanggye Youth hydroelectric plant

Location	River	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Huichon, Chagang, North Korea	Jangjin River	40.1802, 126.3501 (exact)

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