# SK Ocean Plant to build largest offshore wind structure production base in South Korea

SK Ocean Plant's new production base in Goseong, South Korea, has been approved as a general industrial park. The 1.57 million-square-meter facility will involve 840.4 billion won investment and is expected to be completed by 2027, creating about 5,600 new jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2023-10-20
- Where: Goseong, South Korea, South Korea
- Value: $630.0M (840.4B KRW)
- Jobs: 5,600
- Starts operating: 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 40 jackets/year (existing yards) + 40 floaters/year (new yard)
- Products: offshore wind structures, jackets, floaters, offshore substations
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [SK Ocean Plant](https://endata.com/companies/73156.md)

## Sources

- [electimes.com](https://www.electimes.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=327509), 2023-10-20: "해상풍력 구조물 시장에서 공장 규모는 곧 생산능력으로 이어지는 만큼 세계적으로도 사례를 찾기 힘든 대규모 생산기지 조성은 우리의 독보적인 경쟁력이 될 것이다."

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