Seoul to expand renewable energy capacity to over 100 GW by 2030
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to more than double its renewable ...
South Korea aims to quadruple its renewable energy capacity to over 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, according to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. Presently, the country harbors approximately 40 GW of renewable energy capacity. The surge in high-tech industries and the acceleration of electrification necessitate a rapid expansion of renewable energy supplies.
However, a shortage of transmission and distribution networks has impeded the widespread utilization of renewable power. In response, the government intends to construct additional transmission and distribution networks and deploy a significant number of Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) to store surplus renewable power for future use in regions where the grid is congested.
Climate Minister Kim Sung-whan emphasized that these measures aim to maximize the utilization of existing power networks through ESSs, eliminating the need to wait for the establishment of new networks.
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