North Korea''s Energy Sector
North Korea suffers from chronic energy shortages. Rolling blackouts are common, even in the nation''s capital, while some of the poorest citizens receive state-provided
In this installment of our series on North Korea's energy sector, we move away from official and commercial uses of solar and seek to understand the growing use of solar power for personal energy consumption in a country where its people still suffer from an unreliable power supply nationwide.
Solar panels and wind turbines are off-grid energy sources, meaning that their generated energy will be able to power nearby rural communities rather than large military and industrial sites. This will be especially helpful to improve the living standards of North Korea's rural residents.
North Korea's energy sector requires a lot of attention. North Korea struggles to meet energy demands as domestic energy production and consumption have been generally declining for years. As of 2020, 48% of the North Korean population did not have access to electricity, and in 2016, only 10.8% had access to clean fuel for cooking.
Private solar panels on buildings in North Korea as photographed from China and uploaded to Chinese social media site Ixigua. (Source: Ixigua) How It Works A typical installation of solar panels is simple: a solar panel on a roof or balcony is connected via regulator to a large battery.
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