| Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station | |
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  Location of Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station in South Korea | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Location | Sihwa Lake, Gyeonggi Province |
| Coordinates | 37°18′47″N 126°36′46″E / 37.31306°N 126.61278°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | August 4, 2011[1] |
| Construction cost | US$560 million |
| Owner(s) | Korea Water Resources Corporation |
| Power Station | |
| Type | Tidal barrage |
| Turbines | 10 × 25.4 MW |
| Installed capacity | 254 MW[2] |
| Capacity factor | 24.8% |
| Annual generation | 552 GWh[2]: 6 |
Sihwa Lake Tidal Power Station is the world's largest tidal power installation, with a total power output capacity of 254 MW. When completed in 2011, it surpassed France's 240 MW Rance Tidal Power Station, which was the world's largest for 45 years. It is operated by the Korea Water Resources Corporation.[3]
- ^ Turning Tides Korea joongang daily Retrieved 20 November 2016
- ^ a b "TIDAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BRIEF" (PDF). International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). June 2014. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Sihwa Tidal Power Plant | Tethys". tethys.pnnl.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-08.