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]
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]
| 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 |
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