38 Mountain Solar Power Sites Report Damage... "No Landslides Caused by Solar Power Yet"

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Strengthens Daily Monitoring of Damage Status and Collaboration System with Related Agencies

Recent heavy rainfall centered in the central region has caused concentrated damage to mountain solar power facilities in Chungbuk and other areas. However, no landslides caused by mountain solar power facilities have occurred.

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 19th that a total of 38 cases of damage to mountain solar power facilities have been reported since the 13th.

By region, Chungbuk (22 cases), Gyeongbuk (7 cases), Chungnam (6 cases), and Jeonnam (3 cases) were affected, with damage concentrated in the central region including Chungbuk and Gyeongbuk due to extreme heavy rainfall. By type of damage, there were equipment flooding (31 cases), grid disconnection (5 cases), and partial loss of equipment (2 cases). However, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has confirmed that no landslides caused by mountain solar power facilities have occurred so far.

As of last month, a total of 15,777 mountain solar power facilities have been installed. This accounts for about 12% of all commercial solar power facilities (132,000 units). By region, installations are located in Jeonnam (3,401 units), Jeonbuk (3,348 units), Chungnam (2,852 units), Gyeongbuk (2,272 units), Gangwon (1,081 units), Gyeongnam (871 units), and Chungbuk (749 units).

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been continuously monitoring the damage status of solar power facilities caused by heavy rainfall on a daily basis since the 27th of last month, following a special safety inspection of mountain solar power facilities conducted from February to June this year. Choi Yeon-woo, Director of Renewable Energy Policy at the Ministry, said, "With the full onset of the rainy season, there is a high risk of safety accidents in mountain solar power facilities vulnerable to wind and flood damage. We ask the industry to make efforts for prompt recovery in case of damage." He added, "The government plans to do its best to ensure rapid and safe recovery of damages together with the affected power producers, and will strive for thorough safety management to minimize damage through cooperation among local governments, the Korea Forest Service, and related organizations."

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