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Category: Wind Energy

The Jeonnam Wind Energy Association successfully held the “2025 Jeonnam Wind Energy Night.”

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The Jeonnam Wind Power Industry Association hosted the “2025 Jeonnam Wind Power Night” forum on the 18th of November , bringing together industry stakeholders to discuss development strategies for the province’s offshore wind sector. During the event, the association emphasized that this year marks a pivotal moment for advancing offshore wind power in South Jeolla Province.

2025 Energy Sector Achievements:

  • March: Enactment of the ‘Special Act on Offshore Wind Power’ and the ‘Special Act on National Power Grids’ to simplify complex licensing procedures and establish a legal foundation for power grid expansion
  • April: The 3.2 GW Shinan Offshore Wind Power Complex was designated as the largest in Asia-Pacific
  • April: Commercial operation of the Jeonnam Offshore Wind Power Complex 1 and Yeonggwang Yaksu Offshore Wind Power
  • Initiative:
    • Construction of the OpenAI-SK data center
    • Selection of Samsung SDS as a candidate site for the National AI Computing Center
    • Signing of an investment agreement for the nation’s first dedicated offshore wind power installation port
    • Designation of the entire Jeollanam-do region as a distributed energy special zone

Key Topics Presented at the Forum:

  • Key evaluation indicators for offshore wind power bidding
  • Current state of the offshore wind power market
  • Future direction of the bidding system
  • Jeonnam-specific supply chain strategy amidst the global supply chain restructuring and outlined ways to improve the corporate investment environment
  • Strategy for introducing support vessels and a plan to build hinterland ports and O&M bases
  • Infrastructure demand in preparation for the expected construction of approximately 7.9 GW in the Jeonnam region by 2030
  • Technical issues across the entire offshore wind power cycle, including business development, licensing, supply chain, and infrastructure

South Korean Delegation Explores Bilbao’s Role as a Sustainable Energy Hub

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A delegation from Jeollanam-do Province in South Korea recently visited the Port of Bilbao to gain deeper insights into its transformation into a sustainable energy hub. The port presented its strategic projects in the fields of offshore wind, renewable hydrogen, synthetic fuels, and broader energy transition measures. A central focus was the BilbOPS project, which from 2027 will enable berthed vessels to connect to renewable shore power. This initiative will significantly reduce emissions and noise pollution in the port area and is partly financed through an €80 million loan from the European Investment Bank, underlining its importance for the region’s green transition.

The discussions also addressed the development of green and digital maritime corridors and the establishment of renewable hydrogen connections between Bilbao and Central Europe, reflecting the port’s ambition to become a key player in the European decarbonisation pathway. For the South Korean delegation, Bilbao’s advanced infrastructure, established logistics networks, and strong offshore energy value chain – with leading companies active in the sector – were of particular interest.

The visit not only provided the Korean representatives with a comprehensive overview of Bilbao’s sustainability efforts but also opened the door for future cooperation between Basque and Korean partners in renewable energy and port innovation. By learning from Bilbao’s example, Jeollanam-do aims to strengthen its own offshore wind and clean energy strategies while exploring opportunities for international collaboration.

More information here: https://www.bilbaoport.eus/en/news/south-korea-visits-the-port-of-bilbao-to-learn-about-its-role-as-a-sustainable-energy-hub/

Jeollanam-do Secures Additional 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Power Approval – 30 GW Target Within Reach

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On June 27, South Korea’s Jeollanam-do Province received approval for seven offshore wind projects totaling 2.6 GW – including six projects near Shinan and one off the coast of Yeosu. This brings the province’s total approved offshore wind capacity to 21.3 GW, accounting for 61% of the country’s total (34.8 GW).

The newly approved projects were submitted by companies such as Credo Offshore, KCH, and Deep Wind Offshore. One of the projects is part of the large-scale Shinan offshore wind cluster (3.2 GW), with 8 out of 10 subprojects now officially approved.

Jeollanam-do aims to develop 30 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, with region-specific targets such as 9 GW in Yeosu and 8.2 GW in Shinan.

Governor Kim Yung-rok emphasized the province’s ambition to become a global hub for offshore wind energy. He welcomed the new government’s strong support for renewables and highlighted regional initiatives like the AI Supercluster in Haenam and the introduction of an energy basic income system.

Earlier this month, the province also hosted Korea’s first Offshore Wind Industry Expo in Yeosu, signing cooperation agreements to promote clean energy and strengthen the local supply chain.

Source: https://www.jldnews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=204478

Jeollanamdo signs Joint Venture Agreement for Offshore Wind

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On Tuesday (March 8th), Jeollanamdo signed a joint venture agreement with Danish offshore wind power company Vestas and CS Wind a Korean company.

The ceremony was hosted by the Danish ambassador to Korea, Einar H. Jensen in the Danish embassy in Seoul. The agreement was signed by Jeollanamdo’s Governor Kim Yung-rok and Vestas president and CEO Henrik Andersen as well as CS Wind chairman Kim Sung-kwon.

The agreement is the next step in Jeollanamdo’s ambitious plan to establish the world’s largest offshore wind farm at the size of 8.2 GW. Through the joint venture, Vestas and CS-Wind plan to establish competitive production facilities for assembling wind towers, blades and turbines in Jeollanamdo.

Further information on Jeollanamdo’s 8.2 GW wind farm can be found here.

Jeollanamdo and Esbjerg sign MoU

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Kim Yung-rok, governor of South Korea’s province Jeollanamdo and Jesper Frost Rasmussen, mayor of Esbjerg Commune in the Kingdom of Denmark signed a MoU on Wednesday (30.06.2021) morning.

Through the memorandum both parties promise closer cooperation in the fields of renewable energy to fight climate change together. They plan to achieve this by exchanging information and experience as well as exploring possibilities for joint commercial projects and partnerships.

The main focus of this new cooperation will be on offshore wind energy. Just earlier this year, Jeollanamdo has announced to build a 8.2 GW wind farm at the coast of Sinan county. It will become the largest wind farm in the world. Jeollanamdo and Esbjerg are ideal partners, as Esbjerg is one of the world’s leading ports in providing infrastructure for off shore wind parks in the North Sea of Europe.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the signing ceremony was held online. The MoU will have a duration of three years but can be expended.

President Moon unveils plans for world’s largest wind farm in Jeollanamdo

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On February 5th, South Korean President Moon Jae-in unveiled the investment agreement to form the world’s largest offshore wind farm in Sinan-gun, Jeollanamdo. The wind farm will be located off the coast of Sinan-gun, a county consisting of over 1000 islands, just west of the coast of Mokpo and Yeongam county. According to President Moon, the city of Mokpo will become the logistics hub, while large manufacturing complexes will be build in Yeongam and Sinan to produce the needed equipment.

The wind farm to be built on the waters off Sinan will be as much as seven times the size of the world’s current largest wind power complex. The 8.2 gigawatts of electricity to be generated here is equivalent to the capacity of six new Korean nuclear power reactors combined. This immense amount of electricity can meet the needs of every household in Seoul and Incheon. 

President Moon Jae-in

The agreement includes a 48 trillion Won investment plan as well as a plan to create about 120,000 jobs in Jeollanamdo by 2030. The wind farm is part of the President’s Korean New Deal, a plan to focus investments on technologies which help to move the country towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

Read President Moon Jae-in’s speech in full here.

Further information on the Korean New Deal plan by President Moon Jae-in can be found on the website of the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance. The Ministry provides a detailed English booklet explaining the Korean New Deal. It can be downloaded here.

Governor Kim Yung-rok meets Einar H. Jensen, Ambassador of Denmark to the Republic of Korea

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Governor Kim Yung-rok greets the Ambassador of Denmark to the Republic of Korea Einar H. Jensen at Jeollanamdo Provincial Office’s reception room on January 26th

On Tuesday, January 26th, 2021, Kim Yung-rok, Governor of Jeollanamdo held a meeting with Danish ambassador to Korea, Einar Jensen at the Jeollanamdo Provincial Office in Muan. They discussed possible ways to co-operate, especially in the field of the renewable energy industry, including offshore wind power.


In the second meeting since February last year, there was a deeper conversation between the provincial and Danish governments on ways to develop the renewable energy industry as a whole.
Governor Kim also delivered a letter to Jesper Frost Rasmussen, the Mayor of Esbjerg, the center city of the Danish offshore wind power industry, which the Governor inspected in January last year.

South Koreas biggest wind farm in Jeollanamdo

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In April 2019 South Koreas biggest wind farm opened in Yeonggwang, Jeollanamdo. It was constructed by Korea East-West Power Co., a subsidiary of KEPCO, the state-run power utility corporation.

It is South Koreas largest 140-megawatt (MW) wind farm and capable of producing 260,000 megawatt-hour electricity annually. The wind farm can supply about 72,000 households, and in terms of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, it is expected to reduce about 111,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The wind farm was completed in three stages. The first two facilities were completed in 2014 and 2015 with 20 MW and 40 MW capacity, and in 2019 in the third stage, the last facility with 79.6 MW capacity was completed, making it a wind farm with about 140 MW in total.

To build the complex 409.7 billion won were spent. The complex will be overseen by 45 locally-hired employees and it houses 66 wind power turbines from local companies.

The complex is also special, since it is the first wind farm, where farmers can use the land between the wind turbines to grow crops or vegetables or use the space for other purposes.

Source: Pulse