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South Korea Approves Upper Limits on Renewable Energy Setback Distances - Pv Magazine Global

The government of South Korea has amended rules governing renewable energy facilities to introduce a new national limit on the setback distance local governments can impose on new projects. Under changes to the enforcement decree on renewable energy projects, approved by the cabinet this week, local governments will be permitted to establish setback requirements for solar projects of no more than 200 meters, equivalent to around five houses. The…

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The setback distance from residential areas for solar power facilities, which previously applied up to a maximum of 1,000m depending on the region, will be relaxed to within 200m, while for wind power facilities, it will be reduced from a maximum of 2,000m to within 1,500m. This places an upper limit on distance restrictions that local governments have previously determined independently through ordinances. On the 11th, the Ministry of Climate, …

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jae-young = When exceptionally regulating the construction of renewable energy generation facilities, such as solar power, at a certain distance away from houses, roads, etc., the upper limit is ...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.
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