# Korea Western Power installs first domestically-developed gas turbine at Gimpo plant

Korea Western Power began installing Korea's first domestically-developed gas turbine at the Gimpo Combined Heat and Power Plant in Gimpo, Gyeonggi. The plant will be equipped with 270-megawatt gas turbines manufactured by Doosan Enerbility, with a total capacity of 495 megawatts.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-04-05
- Where: Gimpo, Gyeonggi, South Korea
- Starts operating: Jul 2023
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 495 megawatts
- Products: gas turbines, steam turbines
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Korea Western Power](https://endata.com/companies/2752.md)
- [Doosan Enerbility](https://endata.com/companies/9315.md) (supplier)
- [Korea Electric Power Corp](https://endata.com/companies/15864.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [koreajoongangdaily.com](https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/korea-western-power-develops-its-own-gas-turbine/10775820), 2022-04-06: "The Gimpo plant will serve as a cornerstone for improving performance and developing operation technologies of standard gas combined generation."

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