The South Korean federal government has actually revealed a brand-new bundle of procedures to support agrivoltaic jobs. It states that the agrivoltaics company must be a concern for farming business.

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South Korea‘s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has actually released 3 brand-new procedures to support the release of agrivoltaic centers throughout the nation.

The very first and essential procedure includes extending the authorization to utilize unused farming land farming for agrivoltaic power generation from 8 to 23 years.

“Regional federal governments are preparing to offer policy rewards connected to solar energy generation tasks in farming together with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy,” the South Korean federal government stated in a declaration.

It likewise made it clear that the agrivoltaics company ought to be an unique right of farming business.

“We will supply training to farmers about the licensing and allowing treatments to increase their understanding of farming solar energy generation jobs and run them stably,” it stated. “Related insurance coverage items will be established together with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy to support a steady service design.”

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The ministry stated it will frequently keep track of the advancement and building and construction of agrivoltaic tasks, in order to validate that farming activities are carried out regularly.

“If a farming solar energy generation job is authorized through prohibited ways, the authorities will be enabled to cancel authorizations and enforce fines and charges,” it stated.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is anticipated to release secondary legislation to execute the proposed procedures in 2025.

According to the most recent data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), South Korea had around 27.04 GW of set up PV capability at the end of 2023. In 2015, the nation included around 3 GW of solar.

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