South Korea plans to increase the share of renewable energy generation to 20%

NightAirdropper · 2026-04-06T13:49:49+00:00

Gelonghui April 6 | The Korean Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment announced on the 6th that Korea plans to increase the share of renewable energy in power generation to at least 20% by 2030 to reduce heavy reliance on imported energy and to meet the rising electricity demand driven by the development of high-end industries. According to this plan reported by the Ministry at a cabinet meeting, Korea will vigorously develop solar and wind power, expanding renewable energy capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2030, and gradually shut down 60 coal-fired power plants by 2040. The department also stated that it aims to have new energy vehicles account for 40% of new car sales by 2030.

NightAirdropper

2026-04-06 13:49:49

Gelonghui April 6｜The South Korean Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment announced on April 6 that South Korea plans to raise the share of renewable energy power generation to at least 20% by 2030 to reduce its high dependence on imported energy and to meet increased electricity demand brought about by the growth of high-end industries. Under the plan reported by the Ministry at a cabinet meeting, South Korea will actively develop solar and wind power, expand the scale of renewable energy power supply to 100 gigawatts by 2030, and gradually shut down 60 coal-fired power plants by 2040. The Ministry also said it will strive to raise the share of new energy vehicles in new car sales to 40% by 2030.

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