Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Korea, Denmark join heads to discuss green growth

Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Woo Taehee (third from right, front row) delivered his keynote speech at the 6th Korea-Denmark Green Growth Alliance Meeting, held under the theme of the ``Energy Transition Towards a Greener Future’’ in Seoul on Oct 25.  In his speech, the Vice Minister  highlighted the strategies of new Korean energy industry and strengthened cooperation between the two countries.     At this meeting, Korean Prime Minist date2016-10-28

Korea, UAE signs deal to set up JV for Bakarah nuclear plant operation

  Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Joo Hyunghwan (left, back row) attended a contract signing for a joint venture deal to operate the four reactors under construction in Bakarah, the United Arab Emirates, with his counterpart Khaldoon al-Mubarak (right, back row), chairman of Executive Affairs Authority for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.  Korea Electric Power Corp. CEO Cho Hwan-eik (left, front row) and Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) CEO Mohamed Al Hammadi (right, front row date2016-10-22

Minister Joo visits UAE nuclear power plant construction site

          Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan (center) visited the Barakah nuclear power plant complex in the United Arab Emirates on Oct 19 to encourage the dispatched Korean workers at the site.   Korea has been building four APR-1400 nuclear reactors with home-grown technology within the complex since 2012. This is the first nuclear power plant in UAE.   The minister checked the status of construction ente date2016-10-21

Korea to operate four nuclear reactors in UAE for 60 years

Korea and the United Arab Emirates signed a deal to set up a joint venture to operate four nuclear reactors under construction in Bakarah ,the United Arab Emirates, on Oct 20 in Abu Dhabi.   Under the deal, the UAE’s nuclear operator and the Korea Electric Power Corporation, the prime contractor for UAE’s first nuclear plant construction, will set up the joint venture to operate the four reactors in Bakarah for the next 60 years.   KEPCO will secure an 18 percent date2016-10-20

Vice Minister Woo attends panel discussion during the 23rd World Energy Congress

      Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Woo Taehee (second from right) attended a panel discussion for new energy businesses at the 23rd World Energy Congress (WEC), held between October 9-13  in Istanbul, Turkey.   The most comprehensive gathering in the global energy scene was designed to address the looming energy “trilemma”—energy security, energy equality, and environmental sustainability.   Vice Minister Woo presented Korea' date2016-10-12

Minister Joo attends opening ceremony of ‘Energy Plus 2016’

      Trade, Energy, and Industry Minister Joo Hyunghwan (sixth from right) cut ribbon at the inauguration of 'Energy Plus 2016' held at COEX in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, on October 5 with over ten industry leaders in attendance, including Han Duck-soo, chair of the Climate Change Center, Chang Se-chang, chairman of the Korea Electrical Manufacturers Association, and Koo Ja-kyun, chairman of the Korea Smart Grid Association.   The annual event is designe date2016-10-05

Vice Minister Woo delivers speech for 2016 Asia Power Week

      Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Woo Taehee delivered his keynote speech on Korea's new energy industry promotion policy at the opening ceremony for the “2016 Asia Power Week,” the largest and the most comprehensive energy event in the region, which was held at the KINTEX located in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, on September 20.   In attendance at the event were more than 300 people from over 90 countries including representatives from energy date2016-09-20

Minister Joo visits Wolseong nuclear power complex for safety check-up

Trade, Industry and Energy Minister Joo Hyunghwan (right) visited the Wolseong nuclear power complex located in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, for safety inspection of the facilities on September 13 after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Gyeongju. During his visit, Joo was debriefed by a director from the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., the state-run operator of reactors nationwide, about the status of the manually suspended nuclear reactor unit 1 in the complex for the date2016-09-13

Vice Minister Woo delivers speech at Energy Tech Insight 2016

   Trade, Industry and Energy Vice Minister Woo Taehee delivered  a congratulatory remark and presented  Korea’s vision for new energy industry at the Energy Tech Insight (ETI) 2016, an international energy conference held at the COEX, southern Seoul, on August 30. Key speakers in the conference included lawmaker Jang Byung-wan, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) President Hwang Jin-tak, and Jean-François Gagné of the In date2016-09-01

Minister Joo attends 'hydrogen convergence alliance' opening ceremony

   Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Joo Hyunghwan (second from left) attended the opening ceremony for the 'hydrogen convergence alliance'' in Seoul on August 24, along with  50 officials from government, local governments, and industry including Kim Yong-seok, director of the motor vehicles division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Oh Gyu-taek, and Ulsan Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs. The ceremony was held with an aim to “determine policy issu date2016-08-24