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South Korea moving fast to build industrial sites addressing AI, clean-energy issues

( July 16, 2025, 05:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said today that it aims to adopt a special law and formulate detailed plans within this year to support the development of industrial complexes powered entirely by renewable energy. The initiative to build RE100 — or Renewable Energy 100 — industrial complexes lies at the core of President Lee Jae Myung’s energy policy pledges made during the recent election. The RE100 initiative, launched globally several years ago, aims to accelerate the worldwide transition to clean energy. The announcement came after the inaugural meeting of a pan-governmental task force dedicated to the project, which seeks to address the surging electricity demand fueled by advancements in artificial intelligence and the growing urgency to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.The statement, in Korean, is attached....

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