Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea and U.S. discuss measures to strengthen energy cooperation

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang and U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm met for the ROK-U.S. Ministerial Energy Policy Dialogue (EPD) on April 27 to strengthen bilateral cooperation on clean energy, climate, and energy security. date2023-04-28

2nd Vice Minister attends hydrogen bus handover & production base completion ceremony

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun attended the ceremony on April 18 at the Incheon Green Energy Shinheung Traffic bus garage held to recognize the hydrogen bus handover and Incheon hydrogen production base completion, where he toured the production and charging facilities and encouraged site workers. In his opening message, Vice Minister Park stated that the recently increased hydrogen bus supply will bring the general public a step closer to hydrogen economy, and that date2023-04-26

Minister Lee chairs central-regional energy efficiency innovation consultation session

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang chaired a consultation session on April 19 at the Government Complex Seoul to discuss measures for effectively spreading the energy conservation efforts nationwide through a cooperative system among local governments for central and regional energy efficiency innovation. In his opening message, Minister Lee led discussions on measures to strengthen promotion for spurring the nationwide energy saving boom, taking each local government’s sp date2023-04-25

Korea to push energy efficiency innovation campaign nationwide

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang chaired a consultation session on April 19 at the Government Complex Seoul on measures for central and regional energy efficiency innovation. The session was held to discuss measures for effectively spreading the energy conservation efforts nationwide through a cooperative system among local governments following the pan-ministerial energy efficiency innovation consultation meeting held on March 14. During the session, Minister Lee announced t date2023-04-24

1st Vice Minister visits KDHC to inspect heat supply facility managment

Trade, Industry and Energy 1st Vice Minister Jang Young-jin visited the Central Branch of Korea District Heating Corp. in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on April 16 to inspect the leakage situation of district heating pipe and received a briefing on heat supply facility management, then encouraged employees working around the clock in the control room.   The Vice Minister was accompanied by a number of relevant persons, including KDHC Vice President Song Hyun-gyu and Korea Energy Agency Chairman Lee San date2023-04-17

2nd Vice Minister chairs meeting for assessing public energy companies' management innovation

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun chaired a meeting to assess the management innovation efforts of public energy companies on April 11 at the KEPCO Art Center in Seoul.    Vice Minister Park gave an opening message and examined the effectiveness of energy companies’ self-rescue efforts and organization innovation measures.   date2023-04-13

Korea and UK announce joint declaration for energy transition

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang met with Grant Shapps, the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on April 10 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul and put out a joint declaration stating their agreement to bolster cooperation and exchange in clean energy.   They also discussed various measures for nuclear energy cooperation, including design, construction, main equipment production, decommissioning, nuclear fuel and small modular reactors (SMRs).   date2023-04-11

Korea and UK announce joint declaration on energy transition

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang met with Grant Shapps, the UK’s Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on April 10 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul to discuss clean energy exchange and cooperation. The two countries put out a joint declaration stating their agreement on the need for energy transition from fossil fuels to low carbon power sources, prospects for South Korea’s participation in the UK’s new nuclear power plant project and the two countries& date2023-04-10

Minister Lee presides 4th Nuclear Power Plant Export Strategy Committee Meeting

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang presided the 4th Nuclear Power Plant Export Strategy Committee Meeting on March 29 at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul to discuss whole-of-Government measures for strengthening exports of nuclear power plant equipment and materials and restoring the industry’s ecosystem.   The Minister gave an opening message and led discussions on plans for assisting the mutual growth of nuclear power plant SMEs and middle-market companies through spec date2023-03-30

MOTIE announces 2-track strategy measure to strengthen NPP EM exports

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced strategy measures to strengthen exports of nuclear power plant equipment and materials (NPP EM) at the 4th Nuclear Power Plant Export Strategy Committee Meeting on March 29 at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul. Global demand for NPP EM has recently been on the rise due to the construction of new NPPs and expanding continued operations, while major NPP supplier countries are experiencing weakening EM manufacturing due to abandoned NPP projects, date2023-03-30