South Korea has recently passed a new agrivoltaics law, joining Italy and Japan in promoting the combination of solar generation with agricultural production. The law sets a maximum project period of up to 30 years and restricts eligibility to local farmers, cooperatives, and qualifying agricultural corporations. Operators are required to continue agricultural production annually and maintain solar equipment, with technical details to be determined by a future presidential decree. Italy requires sites to maintain 80% of standard agricultural output, while Japan lacks a dedicated statute but has a national agrivoltaics guidance framework. South Korea plans to nearly double government funding for agrivoltaics, with the Haenam solar complex already including 10 MW of agricultural PV capacity.
South Korea’s new agrivoltaics law sets 30-year permit ceiling
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