May 27, 2025CORE

KEPCO Finalizes Long-Term Grid Plan Incorporating Semiconductor Demand

Korea Electric Power Corporation finalized its 11th long-term transmission plan, incorporating more than 10 GW of demand from the Yongin semiconductor cluster and estimating 72.8 trillion won in nationwide transmission and substation investment through 2038.

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South Korea's Semiconductor Cluster Power Grid Buildout and Debate over Grid Investment Financing

This issue tracks South Korea's effort to build power-grid infrastructure for its rapidly expanding semiconductor clusters and secure the financing required for those investments. It follows the inclusion of large semiconductor loads in Korea Electric Power Corporation's long-term transmission plan, power-supply agreements for the Yongin and Honam clusters, the exemption of Honam grid infrastructure from preliminary feasibility review, and Korea Electric Power Corporation's proposal for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix to prepay 25 trillion won in future electricity bills as a potential source of grid-investment funding.

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