The country has unveiled an ambitious plan to transform its energy sectors, aiming to generate 70 per cent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2038. South Korea aims to have 30 nuclear plants by 2038 and to more than triple its solar and wind power output to 72 GW by 2030.
South Korea aims to have 30 nuclear plants by 2038 and to more than triple its solar and wind power output to 72 GW by 2030. The government also plans to replace ageing coal power plants with more sustainable options like pumped storage hydroelectricity and hydrogen power plants.
South Korea’s investment in the energy transition came in at $25 billion last year. A clear and consistent policy framework is necessary to boost investor confidence and match the spending needs of a net-zero future.
KEPCO, through its six generating subsidiaries, owns around 70 per cent of the generation capacity, while the remaining capacity is accounted for by independent power producers and community energy systems. Figure 1: South Korea’s installed generation capacity, as of early 2024 (%) Total installed capacity = 144.4 GW
Should the country’s energy transition proceed along an economics-driven trajectory – what BNEF calls its Economic Transition Scenario – there would only be an 18% decline over this period. “South Korea still has a chance to meet its 2030 emissions reduction target,” said David Kang, BNEF’s Head of Japan and Korea Research.
Source: IEA & NEA (2015), “Projected Costs of Generating Electricity”. The lifetime of nuclear power plants in South Korea constructed before 2010 is 40 years, and those that were built after 2010 (namely Shin-Kori 1, 2, 3, 4 and Shinwolsung 1, 2) are designed to last for more. This left 8 nuclear power plants still running by 2050 in the MTS.
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Less than a decade ago, South Korean companies held over half of the global energy storage system (ESS) market with the rushed promise of helping secure a more sustainable energy …