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Power-starved North Korea turns to solar energy to keep the lights on

1North Korea is increasingly turning to solar power to help meet its energy
needs, as the isolated regime seeks to reduce its dependence on imported
fossil fuels amid chronic power shortages. Prices of solar panels have
dropped in recent years thanks to an influx of cheap Chinese imports and a
rise in domestic assembly of panels within North Korea, according to the
Stimson Center think-tank in Washington.

This has allowed many North
Koreans to install small solar panels costing as little as $15-$50,
bypassing the state electricity grid that routinely leaves them without
reliable power for months. Larger solar installations have also sprung up
at factories and government buildings over the past decade.

FT 27th Aug 2023

https://www.ft.com/content/cff0639f-e095-465c-a6e9-3e418a7e30cf

August 28, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | North Korea, renewable