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Rooftops of tenant firms and idle public land to be used, funded by 20 billion won in government grants, 3 billion won in local funds and 9 billion won from the consortium; operating income to be reinvested and shared under a "sunlight income" model made with Busan city, but the local share has not been spelled out

2026.10.30

Industry

Seoul Metro installs 733.83kW of solar on four rooftops and parking areas at Jinjeop depot for its own use, expects to save 177 million won a year

Instead of leasing sites to private firms, it is the operator's first depot to use the power it generates directly; it expects 835,000kWh a year and a 384-tonne cut in greenhouse gases, from a publicly owned self-consumption system with no citizen investment

2026.10.27

Industry

Boseong co-op head cites collateral and elderly residents' upfront costs as barriers to agrivoltaics, floats the co-op covering their share

At a rice-paddy agrivoltaic plant the agricultural cooperative installed seven years ago, grid lines, financing for solar villages and deregulation are named as tasks

2026.10.26

Industry

Microsoft asks Korean chip suppliers to source carbon-free power within Korea

The company has contracted 40 GW of renewable capacity worldwide, including 10.5 GW with Brookfield alone, while renewables supply only around 10% of Korea's electricity, less than a third of the global average

2026.10.25

Industry

Korea's new renewable contract market replacing the RPS next year puts offshore wind investment and resident-participation returns in question, with much riding on whether it takes over the role of REC multipliers

Government will set volumes and price caps by technology, followed by competitive auctions and long-term fixed-price contracts with KEPCO; target to cut offshore wind costs from around 330 won per kWh to below 150 won by 2035, while industry wants far-offshore costs reflected

2026.10.25

Industry

Korea expands Sunlight Income Villages but ends REC weighting for resident investment next year, with preferential price still undecided

Government targets 700 villages this year and over 3,000 by 2030; 125 selected in Jeonnam-Gwangju, some exempt under transition rules

2026.10.21

Industry

Korea Western Power to put 13MW-plus of solar on Daejeon industrial park roofs, returning part of 20 years of revenue locally

Industrial park energy self-sufficiency agreement also supports efficiency upgrades at 20-plus tenant firms; second such project after 11.69MW at Gunsan

2026.10.20

Industry

South Jeolla pushes 1 GW solar project on Haenam's Budong reclaimed land despite internal review projecting 40% lower agrivoltaic returns

1.784 trillion won project would supply Solaseado industrial complex and data centers, but more than three years after farmland-use approval the model and developer remain undecided

2026.10.16

Industry

Expected net income for Korean agrivoltaic farms falls 37% in a year, from 9.99 million to 6.24 million won

Agriculture ministry and agrivoltaics association estimate for 100 kW: generation revenue down from 22.56 million to 19.5 million won, installation cost up from 155 million to 170 million won, as special act takes effect in December

2026.10.06