Photovoltaic power plants generate profits by selling electric power from a service provider’s power plant to KEPCO (SMP) and power-generating companies (REC).
- SMP(System Marginal Price)
- Price at which the produced electric power is sold to KEPCO (원/KWh)
- REC(Renewable Energy Certificate)
- Price at which the produced electric power is sold to a power-generating company obligated to acquire the certificate of power generation/supply with new and renewable energy
Government support policies for new and renewable energy distribution and industrial fostering
System that requires an obligated supplier to supply a certain portion of supplied energy using new and renewable energy
Obligated supplier: Those who own power-generating facilities of at least 500,000kW (500MW) capacity
The obligated supplier proves the fulfillment of supply duty by submitting the supply certificate (REC). REC (Renewable Energy Certification) : Certificate of new∙renewable energy supply
Those who fail to supply the designated quantity of energy are subject to surcharges.