Korea

South Korea will continue its atomic energy buildup despite the nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan.

South Korea plans to draw up a master plan to support future bids for overseas nuclear plant construction orders.

South Korea is looking for atomic and renewable energy cooperation with the East European energy market.

KEPCO will invest $4.3 billion by 2030 in transmission and distribution upgrades.

A Korean consortium will build power transmission lines 327km of 220kV lines to a hydropower plant in Kazakhstan.

South Korean ambassadors to Cameroon, D.R. Congo and Nigeria want to reach out to Africa.

South Korea plans to spend US$42.6 million over the next three years to support local renewable energy testbed projects, the government said Tuesday.

KEPCO will invest US$7.18 billion in its smart grid business by 2030. This will serve to cut carbon emissions and boost the efficiency of electricity facilities.

A warning of a radioactive leak was issued at a state-run nuclear power research institute in Daejeon, 164 kilometers south of Seoul.

International Solar Electric Technology will be jointly collaborating with Korea-based K&K Solar and the Yeungnam University of Korea.

South Korea's average household used much less energy compared to other countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.