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The Republic of Korea will establish a centralized “control tower” to manage its renewable energy policies and prepare backup facilities for solar and wind power plants for stable power supply. The government plans to increase the ratio of renewable energy from the current 1.9% to 20% by 2030. The details on how to reach the target to be included in the energy road map to be announced within this year.

For efficient management of energy demand and supply, the government will establish a pilot program for the renewable energy control tower in the coming months and test its ability to manage the power supply in the next two years, with a goal of full operation in 2020. Under the program, power providers will have to submit their estimated electricity output based on the weather forecast to allow the control center to regulate energy supply and demand.