Korean utility installs floating solar at coal-fired power plant

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South Korean state-utility Korea East-West Power Co. (EWP) has completed a 3.5MW floating solar project at a coal-fired power plant, according to Yonhap News Agency.

Modules were deployed on a water body near a coal ash deposit site at the Dangjin power station. The solar facility will produce enough power for the equivalent of 1,600 households.

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EWP has 434MW of renewable energy capacity and has targeted 25% of renewables in its energy mix by 2030.

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