Sinan offshore wind farm, world’s largest, to be built in South Korea
Will Sinan offshore wind farm cement South Korea’s role as largest wind market? PUBLISHED BY TAGS:
Hornsea, home to
Britain’s largest offshore wind farm, may lose its claim to fame soon. A southwestern coastal town of Sinan in South Korea is a step closer to wearing this crown as the country completes its project to build under President Moon Jae-in’s
Green New Deal.
South Korea will invest $43.2 billion to build the world’s largest wind power plant in Sinan by 2030. The Sinan offshore wind farm is a part of efforts to create an environmentally-friendly recovery from the
203 views
China Daily: Hong Kong Edition
This undated handout photo released by Jeju Smart Grid Test-Bed on June 15, 2012 shows a wind power plant district on the southern resort island of Jeju. (PHOTO / AFP)
South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won (US$43.2 billion) plan to build the world’s largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The project is a major component of President Moon Jae-in’s Green New Deal, initiated last year to curb reliance on fossil fuels in Asia’s fourth-largest economy and make it carbon neutral by 2050.
Moon attended a signing ceremony in the southwestern coastal town of Sinan for the plant, which will have a maximum capacity of 8.2 gigawatts.
South Korea unveiled a 48.5 trillion won ($43.2 billion) plan to build the world's largest wind power plant by 2030 as part of efforts to foster an environmentally-friendly recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic