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[Yonhap News 23.01.12 Increase the proportion of nuclear power plants and renewable power generation to 30% by 2036]
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Date : 2023.01.16

By 2036, the proportion of nuclear power and renewable energy generation will be greatly expanded to 30% each.

On the other hand, the proportion of power generation from coal and liquefied natural gas (LNG) will be drastically reduced to below 15% and 10%, respectively, at the same time by maintaining the reduction trend.


The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 12th that the 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand (Pre-Basic) was finalized through the Power Policy Council.


Since its establishment in December 2021, the 10th biographical version has been unveiled in August, and has since gone through procedures such as strategic environmental impact assessment, consultation with related ministries, public hearings, and reporting to the National Assembly's standing committee.


◇ 30% Nuclear Power Plant and 20% Renewable by 2030…Coal is below 20%.


According to the 10th electricity plan, nuclear power generation will be 201.7 TWh (terawatt-hour) in 2030, accounting for 32.4% of the total power generation.

It is followed by LNG 22.9% (142.4TWh), renewable energy 21.6% (134.1TWh), coal 19.7% (122.5TWh), hydrogen and ammonia 2.1% (13.0TWh), and other 1.3% (8.1TWh).


In 2030, in the case of nuclear power plants and renewable energy, the proportion of power generation will enter the 30% and 20% range, respectively, and the proportion of coal power generation will fall below 20%.

Furthermore, by 2036, the proportion of nuclear power generation will increase by 2.2 percentage points (p) compared to 2030, while the proportion of renewable energy generation will increase by 9.0 percentage points.

During the same period, the proportion of coal and LNG power generation fell 5.3 percentage points and 13.6 percentage points, respectively, leading to a reduction.


The Ministry of Industry said, "Although nuclear power and renewable power generation will increase, coal and LNG power generation will decrease due to the abolition of coal power generation and hydrogen and ammonia mixing," adding, "We have formed a feasible and balanced power mix by actively utilizing nuclear power and renewable energy to neutralize carbon."

The final plan predicts that a total of 143.9 GW (effective capacity) facilities (gigawatts) will be needed for stable power supply and demand to meet the maximum electricity target demand (118.0 GW) by 2036.


The final plan further reflected the continued operation of the nuclear power plant and the completion of Shin Hanul Units 3 and 4, and included replacing 28 old coal power plants with LNG power generation by 2036.

In the case of new and renewable energy, a balanced renewable energy mix will be strengthened by promoting a balanced supply of solar and wind power centered on solar energy.

Accordingly, the proportion of facility capacity of solar and wind power is expected to change from 92 to 8 in 2021 to 66 to 34 in 2036.

 

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20230112079900003?input=1195m