South Korea slashes forest biomass energy subsidies in major policy reform

In a major policy shift, South Korea announced Dec. 18 that it will end renewable energy subsidies for new biomass projects, as well as for state-owned coal and biomass cofired power plants starting in January 2025. The nation’s ministries also committed to phased reductions of subsidies supporting existing power plants using imported forest biomass fuel. … Continue reading South Korea slashes forest biomass energy subsidies in major policy reform