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Big Tech Snaps Up Solar Power as Nuclear Plans Face Long Delays

Yeo Hyeon-gyo

Published : Oct 27, 2026 10:09 AM

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Nuclear power? That is fine. But even if construction starts today, electricity will not be supplied for another 10 years.
What should we do until then? U.S. Big Tech companies, which have no time to wait, are currently snapping up solar power first.
South Korea's power demand is also approaching the 100 GW threshold, while renewable energy stands at 41% of its target... there is still a long way to go.

(Reporting and Production: Yeo Hyeon-gyo | Filming: Seol Min-hwan | Editing: Park Seo-yeon | Design: Jang Ji-hye | Reporting Support: Journalists Association of Korea and Korea Energy Transition Forum)