Country record

Korea, Republic of

First Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy (formally announced 26 November 2021) Water electrolysis linked to renewable energy complexes Published hydrogen strategy: 3-Up Strategy for Hydrogen Economy Growth. Korea's 3-Up strategy links larger clean-hydrogen supply and demand with infrastructure and domestic technology development. Policy record and source

Key policyFirst Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy (formally announced 26 November 2021)

Production PathwayWater electrolysis linked to renewable energy complexes

Support InstrumentClean Hydrogen Certification System operating notice issued by MOTIE (Notice No. 2024-39, 4 March 2024)

TargetFirst Basic Plan target for 2050: 27.9 million tonnes of hydrogen demand, 100% to be supplied as clean hydrogen

Projects tracked17

Published policies6

Counts distinct public project IDs matched to this country's recorded identity, not current operating facilities. 409 public records have no country value and 6 have unresolved country values; those records are not assigned as zero. Multi-country records can appear in more than one country. Capacities are not summed.

Projects by stage

17 public project records matched to this country

Operational2
FID/Construction2
Feasibility study3
Concept6
DEMO2
On hold1
Stage not classified1

Each bar is a share of the 17 matched public records.

Stages group recorded labels. Earlier and tracker records do not establish current operation.

Projects

Operational 2

Doosan Changwon CityOperational · Tracker record
Kogas plant in HaengwonOperational · Earlier record

On hold 1

SK Ulsan ComplexOn hold · Tracker record

Stage not classified 1

Green Hydrogen Production Facility in Gimcheon-siConstruction completed (reported 25 March 2026) · Currentness unconfirmed

Published policies

Policies published for this jurisdiction, listed for browsing. A listing does not mean a project on this page receives support under it.

11th Basic Plan for Long-Term Electricity Supply and Demand 2024-2038 Partial relevance Adopted Effective 2025-02-21 · Energy and climate strategy
2025 Hydrogen Power Generation Bidding Market Core In force Effective 2025-05-09 · Auction
3-Up Strategy for Hydrogen Economy Growth Core In force Effective 2022-11-09 · Hydrogen strategy
Clean Hydrogen Certification Scheme Core In force Effective 2024-02-29 · Certification scheme
First Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy Core Adopted Effective 2021-11-26 · Hydrogen strategy
Hydrogen Economy Promotion and Hydrogen Safety Management Act Core In force Effective 2021-02-05 · Hydrogen law

Country relationships

Connected countries

No source-linked country-to-country relationship is recorded for this country. A project or company appearing in two countries does not establish a bilateral relationship.

Adjacent countries

Geographic adjacency is not recorded in this dataset, so adjacent countries cannot be confirmed here.

Jurisdiction Activity Landscape

Market Stageclean-hydrogen power procurement launch as of May 2025

Market SummaryIn May 2025, South Korea opened a hydrogen power bidding market covering clean and general hydrogen; the clean-hydrogen round sought 3,000 GWh per year. The announcement required awarded generation to start by 2029, so the procurement volume is not evidence of electricity already being generated.

MetricKGS reported 266 cumulative hydrogen refuelling stations constructed as of 2025-06-30 (241 commercial; 25 research)

Jurisdiction Identity and Scope

Display NameSouth Korea

Jurisdiction Constraints and Change

EventOn 24 May 2024, Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the opening of the clean hydrogen power bidding market.

Jurisdiction Official Strategy and Policy

Strategic RoleLead clean hydrogen production domestically and abroad, Expand hydrogen use across everyday life, Lead global hydrogen initiatives

Strategy StatusPublished

Older recorded values

Official nameKorea, Republic of

Sources & record history

Sources

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Notice No. 2021-806: First Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy Original source · checked 2026-10-01
Korea Institute of Energy Research (official MOTIE plan summary) First Basic Plan for Implementation of the Hydrogen Economy (Summary) Original source · checked 2026-10-01
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Notice on Operation of Clean Hydrogen Certification System (Notice No. 2024-39) Original source · checked 2026-10-01
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Fourth Hydrogen Economy Committee: First Basic Plan Original source · checked 2026-10-01
Republic of Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Korea Opens 2025 Hydrogen Power Bidding Market Original source · checked 2026-10-01
Korea Gas Safety Corporation via Public Data Portal Korea Gas Safety Corporation annual cumulative hydrogen refuelling station construction records Original source · checked 2026-10-05
산업통상자원부 (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) 제1차 수소경제 이행 기본계획 Original source · checked 2026-08-29
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea Korea launches world's first clean hydrogen power bidding market Original source · checked 2026-10-04
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea 세계 최초 청정수소발전 입찰시장 개설 Original source · checked 2026-10-04
한국에너지기술연구원 (KIER), 관계부처 합동 제1차 수소경제 이행 기본계획 (요약) Original source · checked 2026-08-29
m.korea.kr 국내·외 ‘청정수소 공급체계’로…2050년 100% 청정수소 공급 - 정책뉴스 | 뉴스 | 대한민국 정책브리핑 Original source · checked 2026-08-30

Field sources

Field	Shown value	Original value	Source	Date basis	Meaning
Key policy	First Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy (formally announced 26 November 2021)	First Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy (formally announced 26 November 2021)	Notice No. 2021-806: First Basic Plan for Implementing the Hydrogen Economy Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-01	Current
Production Pathway	Water electrolysis linked to renewable energy complexes	Water electrolysis linked to renewable energy complexes	First Basic Plan for Implementation of the Hydrogen Economy (Summary) Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-01	Current
Support Instrument	Clean Hydrogen Certification System operating notice issued by MOTIE (Notice No. 2024-39, 4 March 2024)	Clean Hydrogen Certification System operating notice issued by MOTIE (Notice No. 2024-39, 4 March 2024)	Notice on Operation of Clean Hydrogen Certification System (Notice No. 2024-39) Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-01	Current
Target	First Basic Plan target for 2050: 27.9 million tonnes of hydrogen demand, 100% to be supplied as clean hydrogen	First Basic Plan target for 2050: 27.9 million tonnes of hydrogen demand, 100% to be supplied as clean hydrogen	Fourth Hydrogen Economy Committee: First Basic Plan Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-01	Current
Market Stage	clean-hydrogen power procurement launch as of May 2025	clean-hydrogen power procurement launch as of May 2025	Korea Opens 2025 Hydrogen Power Bidding Market Confidence: inferred	Checked 2026-10-01	Current
Market Summary	In May 2025, South Korea opened a hydrogen power bidding market covering clean and general hydrogen; the clean-hydrogen round sought 3,000 GWh per year. The announcement required awarded generation to start by 2029, so the procurement volume is not evidence of electricity already being generated.	In May 2025, South Korea opened a hydrogen power bidding market covering clean and general hydrogen; the clean-hydrogen round sought 3,000 GWh per year. The announcement required awarded generation to start by 2029, so the procurement volume is not evidence of electricity already being generated.	Korea Opens 2025 Hydrogen Power Bidding Market Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-01	Current
Metric	KGS reported 266 cumulative hydrogen refuelling stations constructed as of 2025-06-30 (241 commercial; 25 research)	KGS reported 266 cumulative hydrogen refuelling stations constructed as of 2025-06-30 (241 commercial; 25 research)	Korea Gas Safety Corporation annual cumulative hydrogen refuelling station construction records Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-05	Current
Display Name	South Korea	South Korea	제1차 수소경제 이행 기본계획 Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-08-29	Current
Event	On 24 May 2024, Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the opening of the clean hydrogen power bidding market.	On 24 May 2024, Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced the opening of the clean hydrogen power bidding market.	Korea launches world's first clean hydrogen power bidding market; 세계 최초 청정수소발전 입찰시장 개설 Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-10-04	Current
Strategic Role	Lead clean hydrogen production domestically and abroad, Expand hydrogen use across everyday life, Lead global hydrogen initiatives	["Lead clean hydrogen production domestically and abroad","Expand hydrogen use across everyday life","Lead global hydrogen initiatives"]	제1차 수소경제 이행 기본계획 (요약) Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-08-29	Current
Strategy Status	Published	Published	국내·외 ‘청정수소 공급체계’로…2050년 100% 청정수소 공급 - 정책뉴스 \| 뉴스 \| 대한민국 정책브리핑 Confidence: reported	Checked 2026-08-30	Current
Official name	Korea, Republic of	Korea, Republic of	Source not linked		Older value

Record history

11 current sourced values · 1 older value

Current sourced valueOlder value, current value not confirmed