South Korea's renewable-energy capacity surpassed coal for the first time.
Renewables reached 41,040 MW on October 21—283 MW more than coal.
Korea Power Exchange says the country's installed renewable capacity reached 41,040 megawatts on October 21, exceeding coal capacity of 40,757 megawatts by 283 megawatts. It is the first recorded crossover in installed capacity.
WHAT HAPPENED
The shift reflects continued additions of solar and wind while coal capacity has stopped growing. The official figures mark a structural change in the fleet available to the grid, but they do not mean renewables already generate more electricity than coal in every hour or across the year.
WHY THIS IS HOPESLOP
Installed capacity is a meaningful leading indicator: the equipment required for cleaner power is now larger on paper than the coal fleet. The next test is converting that capacity into dependable output with transmission, storage and flexible grid operations.
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