Government to Enforce Strict Oversight on Delayed Power Projects

South Korea's government will enforce strict oversight on delayed power generation projects, requiring operators to apply for grid usage within one year of obtaining permits or face contract termination and capacity reallocation. The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment will sequentially review approximately 30GW of stalled projects by September 2025, with tailored timelines for offshore wind. If you're developing power projects in South Korea, you now have one year to move from permit to grid contract or lose your slot to a competitor; the government just repurposed 30GW of orphaned capacity as a weapon against project delays. Call your grid operator this week—the inspection cycle starts now.