Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

2nd Vice Minister visits Korea's first hydrogen self-charging station

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun visited the nation’s first hydrogen self-charging station at Incheon Airport on August 29 for safety devices inspection and self-charging demonstration.    In his opening message, the Vice Minister remarked that “self-charging is an excellent case of regulatory improvement in that it satisfies both drivers and charging station business operators by enabling longer station operation hours and cheaper hydrogen price.& date2022-08-30

Minister attends radioactive waste disposal facilities groundbreaking ceremony

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang attended the groundbreaking ceremony of second stage near-surface disposal facilities for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste on August 26 held at the Korea Radioactive Waste Agency (KORAD) to encourage safe construction management, and visited the Wolsong nuclear reactor and dry storage facility.   Minister Lee remarked that the second stage near-surface disposal system for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste will be date2022-08-29

Minister attends radioactive waste disposal facilities groundbreaking ceremony

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang attended the groundbreaking ceremony of second stage near-surface disposal facilities for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste on August 26 to encourage safe construction management, and visited the Wolsong nuclear reactor and dry storage facility. The second stage near-surface disposal facilities are the nation’s first low-level radioactive waste disposal infrastructure, with the capacity to handle 1,250,000 drums of waste. Con date2022-08-29

2nd Vice Minister visits Korea Power Exchang to inspect preparedness

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun visited the Korea Power Exchange (KPE) Gyeongin Branch in Gyeonggi-do on August 24 to inspect power supply emergency preparedness as part of Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises.   The Gyeongin KPE Branch operates the noncapital region’s 154kV transmission system network. Vice Minister Park received a summertime power supply management briefing from KPE Gyeongin Branch Manager Kim Tae-hoon as well as a situation update on the Branch date2022-08-26

2nd Vice Minister attends 19th Energy Day

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun attended the 19th Energy Day event held on August 22 in Seoul under the theme of “Turn Off the Lights and Look at the Stars” to raise awareness of the importance of energy and streamlining supply.   In his opening message, Vice Minister Park remarked that “each and every citizen’s participation and interest is critical amid climate crisis and energy weaponization” and added that “the Ministry is g date2022-08-23

2nd Vice Minister attends 19th Energy Day lights-out event

Trade, Industry and Energy 2nd Vice Minister Park Il-jun attended on August 22 the 19th Energy Day, hosted by the Korea NGO’s Energy Network and sponsored by the Ministry, an event held since 2004 with the aim to raise awareness on the importance of energy and streamlining energy supply, under the theme of “Turn Off the Lights and Look at the Stars.” For the event, major landmark venues across the nation had a five-minute lights-out time, an hour of two-degrees higher air cond date2022-08-23

Korea and Australia hold 31st Joint Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)’s Energy Industry Deputy Minister Cheon Young-gil co-hosted on August 22 the 31st Korea-Australia Joint Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources to discuss energy policy directions, CCUS, critical minerals and LNG.   The meeting was co-hosted by Sean Sullivan, Executive Assistant to Deputy Secretary for the Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water and Catherine Raper, Australia’s Ambassador to the Republic date2022-08-23

Korea and Australia hold 31st Joint Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) co-hosted the 31st Korea-Australia Joint Committee on Energy and Mineral Resources (hereinafter “JCEM”) with Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water, (DCCEEW) and Department of Industry, Science and Resources (DISR) at the Lotte Hotel Seoul on August 22. JCEM is the official communication channel run since the 1980s on energy and mineral resources issues between Korea and Australia. The 31st mee date2022-08-23

MOTIE kicks off Nuclear Energy Exports Strategy Committee

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang attended the Nuclear Energy Exports Strategy Committee launching ceremony at K-SURE headquarters on August 18 to award appointment certifications to civilian members and discuss major issues for nuclear energy exports.   The Nuclear Energy Exports Strategy Committee’s aim is to bolster Korea’s global nuclear energy competitiveness through the establishment, implementation, and assessment of comprehensive national strategies, o date2022-08-19

MOTIE kicks off Nuclear Energy Exports Strategy Committee

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Lee Chang-yang kicked off the public-private joint Nuclear Energy Exports Strategy Committee (hereinafter “Committee”) and presided its first meeting on August 18. The Committee is composed of approximately 30 distinguished specialists, consisting of Deputy Minister-level officials from nine other relevant ministries, as well as public institution professionals and private industry-academia experts. Some major tasks for this Committee will be th date2022-08-18