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Solar panels manufactured by Hanwha Qcells installed in Germany [HANWHA QCELLS]

The surprising problems of energy oversupply

Korea may be about to face an energy crisis this autumn — not because of an energy shortage, but a surplus.

2025.9.18

A family eats a snack by candlelight during a blackout in Barcelona, Spain, on April 28. [AP/YONHAP]

Spain's blackout could serve as a warning for Korea's energy vulnerability

More than 20 days after a massive blackout swept across Spain, the exact cause behind it still remains unknown. The alarm has also rung in South Korea due to the vulnerability of its own power grid.

2025.5.19

Hyundai to power EV plant in Georgia with solar energy

Hyundai Motor signed a 15-year deal with Spain's Matrix Renewables that will generate 378 gigawatt-hours of solar energy annually.

2024.4.22

My stomach is full!

The Board of Audit and Inspection has discovered tangible evidence of corruption in renewable energy projects pushed hard by the past Moon Jae-in administration.

2023.11.14

Solar power projects festering with corruption

Underreporting tax or other types of tax evasion must be scrutinized as a part of an overhaul of the country’s renewable projects.

2023.7.4

Just the tip of the iceberg

The Board of Audit and Inspection discovered all sorts of corruption by former government officials with renewable energy projects.

2023.6.13

Power supply monitoring room at Kepco's office in Seoul in August. [YONHAP]

Korea's Yoon backtracks on renewables and ups nuclear in energy mix

Yoon's renewable goal will be 21.5 percent of the total, down from Moon's 30-percent target. The president will take nuclear to 32.8 percent from the previous government target of 23.9 percent.

2022.8.30

China leads market for renewable energy materials

China may take over the renewable energy market and leave Korea in the dust.

2022.6.23

SK, Vietnam to work together on eco-friendly business

SK Group said Monday it signed a deal with the Vietnamese government to boost cooperation in eco-friendly businesses, such as areas related to carbon emission cuts, hydrogen and digital technology.

2021.12.14

Carbon goals cannot be met without nuclear power: FKI

A major business lobby on Tuesday pushed nuclear energy for carbon neutrality and a stable supply of electricity, a direction that challenges the government’s move to phase out nuclear power.

2021.7.6

Tag: renewable

renewable

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