Korea to build at least 10 solar power complexes for renewable energy expansion

“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. The scheme was announced as part of the government's 10-year plan for renewable energy distribution, the first-ever national basic plan devised for the energy source. Under the nationally determined contribution (NDC) target for 2035, Korea aims to generate 30 percent of power through renewable energy by 2035 and expand the installed capacity of renewable energy facilities to 100 GW by 2030. Last year, renewable energy accounted for 11.4 percent of the country's total energy generation. To this end, the government will work to establish at least 10 large-scale solar power complexes in the greater Seoul area, the central Chungcheong Province and the eastern Gangwon Province, to secure up to 12 GW of renewable energy generation capacity, according to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. The government will also install solar power facilities with a combined ge

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