The 3rd Energy Basic Plan, which is set up every 5 years, has been started in earnest. The Korean government has declared a full-fledged energy conversion through the Eighth Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand and the `Renewable Energy 3020 Plan`, and there is a hot issue such as the problem of the proportion of nuclear power in the fuel mix for power generation, Will come. At the Energy Basic Plan Working Group meeting, which started the meeting on the last two days, the optimal energy supply mix was sought to drastically reduce the proportion of fossil fuels such as coal, increase the proportion of renewable and clean energy, manage energy conflicts, And how to create jobs through. Kim Jin-woo, professor at Yonsei University`s Global Convergence Research Institute has been appointed as the chairperson of the Fund.

One energy specialist stated, "The basic purpose of the project is to improve the taxation of bituminous coal for power generation, which has been given preferential tax treatment while inducing excessive environmental burden such as fine dust, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) that can supplement renewable energy. "It is necessary to lower the incidence of coal and nuclear power plants and set a stepping stone to achieve the level of supply of renewable energy at the level of developed countries."

The discussion is expected to spark controversy over the rate hikes to cut energy demand naturally.

Meanwhile, the government is pushing ahead with the prolongation of the aging nuclear power plant and blanching the construction of new nuclear power plants, but some argue that the energy mix that combines renewable energy based on nuclear power plants is the most realistic to achieve the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, the problem of the nuclear power plant division is expected to rise again on the third base.

The main issue is how to supply a certain amount of power through distributed power sources. A civic group official said, "The expansion of distributed power sources such as small-scale power generation is urgent, but the large-scale centralized system that is still centered on coal and nuclear power is in good condition. I will do it."

In the third phase, which consists of about 70 experts in various fields and government-related organizations, the Joint Working Group on Basic Public-Private Partnership will hold a meeting for each of the four divisions and one general division, starting from this month, namely, Conflict Management, Communication, Demand, Supply, Goes. It plans to complete a recommendation to the Ministry of Industry and Trade by September. Based on this, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy presents the `2040 National Energy Vision ？ Goal` in October ~ December, and then passes the final decision at the Green Growth Committee. It will provide mid- to long-term vision such as the energy supply target by 2040 and the energy conversion policy issue of the people-centered energy conversion. Is a top-level national energy strategy that sets out principles and directions when establishing a two-year power supply and demand plan, an energy use rationalization plan, a renewable energy basic plan, a long-term natural gas supply and demand plan, and an overseas resource development basic plan.

By Ye Jin Soo jinye@


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