{"slug": "korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy", "title": "Korea unveils plan to power AI boom entirely with clean energy", "summary": "South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment unveiled a strategy to power the country's AI boom entirely with clean energy, aiming to bring 100 gigawatts of renewable capacity online ahead of schedule. Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan said the plan, which includes expanding power grids and energy storage, is critical to addressing both the AI revolution and the climate crisis.", "body_md": "The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment unveiled an ambitious strategy to power its artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions with clean energy, arguing that responding to the AI revolution and the climate crisis simultaneously will determine the country's future. During a policy briefing to the president Tuesday, the ministry presented its vision for building an “electrostate,” a strategy aimed at meeting the soaring electricity and water demands of AI data centers, semiconductor fabrication plants and other advanced industries through expanded carbon-free energy and infrastructure. \"We are confronting the AI revolution and the climate crisis at the same time, and how we respond to and overcome these challenges will determine our future,\" Environment Minister Kim Sung-whan said. The ministry plans to expand renewable energy generation rapidly, aiming to bring 100 gigawatts of capacity online ahead of schedule while strengthening power grids and energy storage systems to meet soaring electricity demand from AI and advanced industries. The plan includes large-scale solar farms on", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20260804/korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-08-04 07:32:03+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-04 07:36:10.628676+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment", "Kim Sung-whan"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/korea-unveils-plan-to-power-ai-boom-entirely-with-clean-energy.jsonld"}}