Solar City Seoul: Seoul, South Korea – EBRD
By 2022, every public building and one million homes in the city are set to be solar-powered, thanks to the Solar City Seoul project.
Including the new supply of 52 MW of solar power installed in 2018 and a total installation capacity of 210 MW, the Solar City Seoul project has generated 237,805 MWh of annual energy. It has also reduced greenhouse gases by 109 tonnes of CO2 and fine particulate matter by 27.6 tonnes.
Seoul's metropolitan government plans to deploy 1 GW of solar photovoltaic power for residential and municipal buildings. By 2022, every public building and one million homes in the city are set to be solar-powered, thanks to the Solar City Seoul project.
The Seoul Solar Expo, which took place in August 2018 and was free to attend, invited solar energy companies to exhibit and held a solar design competition along with various hands-on events. Lastly, in 2018, SMG set up support centres called Seoul Solar Centres which provide one-stop services for installation and maintenance.
With the announcement of the “2022 Comprehensive Plan for the City of Solar Power,” Seoul offered support for the central/local government expenditures to fire stations, Arisu Water Purification Center, and community health centers as a way to distribute sunlight generation plants in public sites.
PDF version includes complete article with source references.
Get technical specifications, ROI analysis tools, and pricing information for our BESS integration and energy storage solutions.
Av. de la Innovación 15
28042 Madrid, Spain
+34 91 133 2769
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM CET