The South Korean government has launched a committee to rebuild the country’s domestic solar supply chain and push next-generation cell technology, as Chinese manufacturers continue to gain ground in its home market.
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) launched a new solar industry competitiveness committee on Sept. 10, aiming to rebuild the country’s domestic solar supply chain and secure a foothold in next-generation cell technology.
The MCEE said the committee brings together government, public institutions, industry, academia, research bodies and civil society groups.
It said in a press release that the committee will collect feedback from companies on difficulties they face in domestic localization efforts, develop cooperation models across the domestic value chain, and plan large-scale demonstration sites for next-generation technologies including tandem cells and inverters.
According to South Korea’s First Renewable Energy Basic Plan, published in May, the country aims to reach 100 GW of renewable capacity by 2030, up from about 37.1 GW at the time of the plan’s announcement, with a goal of restoring the domestic solar industry ecosystem.
