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.

Statistics

Installed solar power capacity and generation in South Korea

Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
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	7,850
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

See also

• Energy in South Korea
• Wind power in South Korea
• Renewable energy in South Korea
• Renewable energy by country