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Can renewables power Korea’s AI ambitions? (KOR)

A string of energy storage fires and grid limits is fueling debate over whether solar and wind can support Korea’s push to lead in AI, chips and clean energy.

2026.6.8

Can renewables power Korea’s AI ambitions?

A string of energy storage fires and grid limits is fueling debate over whether solar and wind can support Korea’s push to lead in AI, chips and clean energy.

2026.6.7

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A solar power complex in Gunsan, North Jeolla, as seen on Oct. 30, 2018. [YONHAP]

Korea to build at least 10 solar power complexes by 2030 to expand renewable energy capacity

The government will create at least 10 massive solar power complexes in the central and eastern regions in a bid to expand Korea's renewable energy capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, the climate ministry said Tuesday.

2026.5.19

Budget Minister Park Hong-keun speaks during a meeting between domestic solar cell manufacturers and local government officials at the Hanwha Qcells plant in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong, on May 8. [MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND BUDGET]

Budget minister emphasizes need for renewable energy support, signals inclusion in next year's budget

Budget Minister Park Hong-keun on Friday emphasized greater budgetary support for local renewable energy companies to help them strengthen their competitiveness worldwide.

2026.5.8

Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-whan speaks during an interview on the sidelines of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's Climate Week and Korea's Green Transformation Week in Yeosu, South Jeolla, on April 20. [MINISTRY OF CLIMATE, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT]

Korea must not stall green shift or ‘China will seize the market': Climate minister

Though wars and geopolitical upheavals are stalling the “green transition,” Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-whan warns that if Korea hesitates to make the shift, “China will seize the market.”

2026.4.21

Doosan Enerbility's wind power facility on July 23, 2025 [YONHAP]

Gov't targets 20% of power generation through renewable energy by 2030

Korea is targeting at least 20 percent of power generation from renewable energy by 2030 in a bid to lower its heavy reliance on energy imports and respond to growing power demand.

2026.4.6

Solar panels at a pickled seafood processing factory in Unryul County in South Hwanghae Province is pictured in this photo released by North Korea's Rodong Sinmun on Jan. 12. [RODONG SINMUN]

North Korea drums up renewable energy use amid sanctions-caused electricity shortage

North Korea is drumming up the utilization of solar, wind and other renewable energy sources, local media showed on Monday, as the country faces a chronic shortage of fuel and electricity amid continuing international sanctions.

2026.1.12

Participants stage a performance as part of a civic action event at the National Assembly building in western Seoul on Nov. 6 calling on the government to set its 2035 national greenhouse gas reduction target at a 65-percent cut in this file photo. [YONHAP]

Gov't to hold energy conference with German partners on carbon neutrality

The government plans to hold an energy conference Tuesday in Seoul with German energy officials and experts to discuss ways to achieve net zero carbon emissions and expand the use of renewable energy, the Climate Ministry said.

2025.12.2

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik, right, shakes hands with Francina Armengol, president of the Congress of Deputies of Spain, prior to their talks in Madrid on Oct. 23. [YONHAP]

Assembly speaker discusses renewable energy cooperation with Spanish counterparts

National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik met with Spain's parliamentary speakers in Madrid to discuss ways to expand cooperation in renewable energy and strengthen bilateral ties.

2025.10.24

Solar panels are seen on the roof of a commercial building in West Los Angeles, on Jan. 4. [AFP/YONHAP]

Saudi Arabia aims for net zero, but Korean solar panel makers reap near-zero

Saudi Arabia is aggressively expanding solar power with its oil wealth, but Korean solar manufacturers are struggling to benefit as cheaper Chinese panels dominate global markets.

2025.9.19