South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) has announced plans for setting up large-scale offshore wind farms as it targets expanding the country’s offshore wind capacity as part of its Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan.

At the Strategic Forum for the Industrialization of Offshore Wind Power Generation held on 26 June, which gathered 500 people from the industry, academia and government, MOTIE informed that large offshore wind farms will be built at sites identified by municipalities.