The coal-powered unit 3 plant of the Boryeong thermal power complex in South Chungcheong Province set a world record on Sunday in performance by going without a single breakdown for 5,000 consecutive days, according to Korea Midland Power, the complex’s operator.

“The 500-megawatt plant has continued trouble-free operations since Dec. 17, 1988. The world record performance proves world-class competitiveness of the nation’s power plant industry,” the company said in a press release.

KOMIPO has made all-out efforts to maintain the record by introducing educational programs for advanced maintenance, while improving operation know-how for outdated facilities.

The Boryeong thermal power plant complex, the nation’s largest of its kind, produces 4,000 megawatts of electricity from eight coal-fired units, 1,800 megawatts of power from four combined cycle units, and around 7.5 megawatts from hydroelectric and photovoltaic solar power plants.

(jyseo@heraldcorp.com)