Solar power in South Korea

Solar potential of South Korea

South Korea plans to meet 20 percent of its total electricity consumption with renewables by 2030, the energy ministry said the plan called for adding 30.8 GW of solar power generating capacity and 16.5 GW of wind power capacity.[1]

Statistics

Installed solar power capacity and generation in South Korea[2]
Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Capacity (MW) 5.9 8.5 13.5 35.8 81.1 356.8 523.6 650.3 729.1 1,024 1,555 2,481 3,615 4,502 5,835 8,099 11,767
Generation (GW·h) 7.7 9.8 14.3 31.0 71.2 284.3 566.1 772.8 917.1 1,103 1,605 2,556 3,979 5,122 7,056 9,208 12,996

See also

References

  1. ^ Reuters: South Korea finalizes energy plan to boost renewable power generation
  2. ^ http://www.knrec.or.kr (책자)2019년 신재생에너지 보급통계(2020년 공표)_한국에너지공단


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