Can Korea become a "land of wind" that produces clean electricity through offshore wind power?
According to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment on the 27th, the government is pushing to expand offshore wind power supply as part of its national agenda for "energy transition centered on renewable energy." The goal is to increase cumulative offshore wind bidding capacity to 55 gigawatts (GW) by 2035.
However, the sector is still in its early stages. According to the Korea Wind Energy Industry Association, 87 offshore wind facilities are in commercial operation at 17 locations nationwide, including Jeju, Sinan in Jeollanam-do, and Gunsan in Jeollabuk-do, but the total generation capacity is only about 0.36 GW (364,130 kW), which represents just 0.66 percent of the government's 2035 bidding target.
