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Housing support project
With the goal of supplying 1 million new and renewable energy houses (green homes), the government provides government subsidies for a portion of the standard unit price when new and renewable energy sources such as solar power, solar heat, geothermal heat, small wind power, and fuel cells are installed in houses. It refers to government projects that are carried out.
(Project cost: A project in which local government subsidies other than national subsidies are provided on a first-come, first-served basis, and the applicant pays a certain amount as self-funded amount to install residential solar power generation facilities.)
Support target
“Single-family houses” and “multi-family houses” specified in [Appendix 1] of Article 3, 5 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act.
| Item | Applied to |
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| Single unit housing | Owner or prospective owner of an existing or newly built house |
| Apartment complex | Resident representative (etc.) of an existing apartment complex or owner or occupant representative (etc.) of an apartment complex under construction * Submission of handwritten consent form by residents (all household heads) or resolution details of resident representative meeting is required |
How to apply
Apply online at the Korea Energy Agency’s Green Home website (https://greenhome.kemco.or.kr)
Business procedures
| Participant | Applicant | New and Renewable Energy Center | Local government |
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| 1. Join membership | |||
| 2. Proceed or give up after contract review | 3. Apply business (select participator) | ||
| 4. Sign the contract and submit business application documents | 5. Check submitted documents | ||
| 6. Document review and project selection | |||
| 9. Business approval and facility construction (on-site construction) commencement | 7. Inform virtual deposit account [sent by SMS] | ||
| 8. Wire virtual account deposit | |||
| 10. Submit installation confirmation application after completion of construction | 11. Check installation | ||
| 12. Consent to pay virtual account deposit and survey satisfaction | |||
| 13. Payment of virtual account deposits and government subsidies to participating companies | |||
| 14. Housing support project completed | |||
Building support project
For the purpose of using electricity, all buildings except houses falling under Article 21 of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's "Regulations on Support for New and Renewable Energy Facilities, etc." and buildings and facilities owned and managed by local governments falling under Article 26 This refers to a project to install solar power generation facilities by subsidizing a certain amount of installation costs when installing new and renewable energy sources from the government. (Installed capacity: 50kW or less, Project period: within 90 days after selection)
Eligible for support
All general buildings (houses and buildings owned and managed by the national and local governments are excluded from support)
Project procedure
| 1. Apply for the project (Applicant, participator→center) |
※ [ Center Home page(https://www.knrec.or.kr)-Electronic Civil Service-New and Renewable Energy-2. Building Support] |
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| 2. Review submitted document(Center) |
※ If the application documents are insufficient, the center may cancel the project. |
| 3. Evaluate applicant – choose(Center) |
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| 4. Submit final project plan(Applicant, participator→Center) |
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| 5. Final project approval (Center) |
※ After final approval, if necessary, one may apply(applicant, participator → center) for an advance payment, and upon application, an increase in performance guarantee for the advance payment is required. |
| 6. Application for facility construction and installation confirmation (Applicant, participator → center) |
※ Applicant needs to confirm construction completion status |
| 7. Check Installation and pay subsidy |
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Local support project
Regional Support Project New and Renewable Energy Regional Support Project refers to a project to strengthen the energy supply and demand system of local governments and promote the development of the local economy through the supply of environmentally friendly new and renewable energy sources suited to regional characteristics.
Eligible for support
Buildings and facilities owned or managed by local governments (including social welfare facilities)
Support ratio
Within 45% of the project cost (Local Government Matching Fund) / * In case of BIPV, within 70% of the total project cost is supported.
Mandatory installation project
A system that mandates that buildings with a total floor area of 1,000 m2 or more for a certain purpose that are newly built, expanded, or renovated by public institutions such as the national or local governments must supply at least a certain percentage (30% in 2020) of the expected energy consumption with renewable energy.
- ⇒ Mandatory installation for new and renewable facilities in public institutions Implemented(March 2004)
- ⇒ Expansion of mandatory targets: Including schools (September 2008) and expansion/renovation (March 2009)
- ⇒ Change in mandatory standards: More than 5% of construction cost → More than a certain percentage of expected energy consumption (April 2011)
- ⇒ Expansion of mandatory targets: Total building area of 3,000 ㎡ or more → 1,000 ㎡ or more (January 2012)
- ⇒ Expansion of supply obligation ratio: 20% → 30% by '20 (April '14) / 30% → 40% by '30 (October '20)
Renewable energy supply obligation ratio
| Relevant Year | ‘20~‘21 | ‘22~‘23 | ‘24~‘25 | ‘26~‘27 | ‘28~‘29 | ‘30~ |
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| Supply Obligation Ratio (%) | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
* The standard for applying the mandatory supply ratio is based on the date of receipt of the electronic civil service system installation plan.
Obligatory installation of new and renewable energy
All three criteria below must be met to be recognized as a building subject to installation obligations.
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Supporting evidence
- ｢Act on Promotion of New and Renewable Energy Development, Utilization, and Distribution (hereinafter referred to as the New and Renewable Energy Act)｣ Article 12 Paragraph 2 and Articles 15 to 18 of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act
- ｢Regulations on support for new and renewable energy facilities, etc.｣ (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Notice No. 2020-13)
- ｢Guidelines for support of new and renewable energy facilities, etc.｣ (Center Notice No. 2020-05)
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