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Global Market: Samsung, SK Hynix reject $18.7 billion upfront power payment proposal

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have rejected KEPCO’s proposal for a 25 trillion won upfront payment to fund electricity infrastructure for planned semiconductor clusters. The move highlights concerns over uncertain chip demand and the significant costs of expanding power infrastructure.

The Economic Times · Sep 14

South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $15 billion in advance for power, paper says

State-run KEPCO, South Korea's main utility, said in a statement ⁠it had ‌suggested an advance payment scheme to major power users including Samsung and ⁠SK Hynix, but that participation, interest rates, payment amounts and payment periods had not been finalised.

The Economic Times · Sep 3

South Korean growers sue state power utility, blaming climate change for crop damage

Rice farmer Hwang Seong-yeol and four other South Korean growers have sued the state utility Korea Electric Power Corp. and its power-generating subsidiaries, alleging their reliance on coal and other fossil fuels has accelerated climate change and damaged their crops

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

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‘A structural dependence on heavy industry’: can South Korea wean itself off fossil fuels?

Renewables face a bureaucratic maze in a country built on top-down and carbon-intensive development

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2025

Meet the Cast of 'Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die': Here's What to Know About the Contestants on the Korean Reality Show

If you're looking for a new reality series to binge, look no further than this Korean competition show on Netflix.

Marie Claire · Dec 10, 2024

The Coalition says its nuclear plants will run for 100 years. What does the international experience tell us?

The average age of an active nuclear reactor worldwide is about 32 years – and a live plant reaching even 60 has ‘never happened’, an expert says

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24, 2024

Peter Dutton has promised to solve our energy problems – but his nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay, on the South Coast of New South Wales. Still visible today, it was the foundation for what would have been Australia’s first nuclear power plant.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2024

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South Korean state-owned nuclear developer in talks to build UK plant

Kepco has held discussions about developing Wylfa Newydd site on Anglesey

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024

The Coalition wants nuclear power. Could it work – or would it be an economic and logistical disaster?

The prospect of Australia trying to build nuclear reactors at soon-to-be-closed coal plants raises many questions. Here’s what we know

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2024

Hunter projects in the running for $2 billion hydrogen booster shot

Hunter hydrogen projects on national shortlist for $2billion funding.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 21, 2023

Port on track to produce hydrogen at Kooragang by 2028

Port to develop a market study of clean energy options for precinct.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 11, 2023

Japanese, Korean heavy hitters sign on for port's clean energy precinct

Senior executives of the global firms have flown into Newcastle to join Energy Minister Chris Bowen at a media conference today.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 12, 2023

Probe: Illegal data access by KEPCO exceeds 40,000 cases

Kansai Electric Power Co. was involved in 40,806 cases of unauthorized access to household customer data held by its rivals from April to mid-December last year, the company said Monday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Jan 30, 2023

Koreans tell Perrottet NSW is a risky investment proposition

South Korea's confidence to invest in NSW had been shaken by the state government's refusal to approve Kepco's proposed coal mine project in the Bylong Valley, Premier Dominic Perrottet was told this week.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 28, 2022

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Newcastle Herald · Jun 1, 2022

Metals exploration application to be withdrawn from Bylong Valley

"The decision to withdraw ELA6463 was made following the Bylong Landscape Conservation Area coming to light."

Newcastle Herald · Feb 10, 2022

High Court refuses to hear Bylong appeal while AGL says Bayswater to shut earlier

Telling trends: Bayswater and Bylong

Newcastle Herald · Feb 10, 2022

Bylong farmers label High Court dismissal 'end to years of fighting'

South Korean energy company, KEPCO, has had their special leave application "dismissed with costs" by the High Court of Australia, in what Bylong Valley locals hope is an end to the decade-long battle.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2022

NSW activists ‘delighted’ as high court rejects Kepco’s coalmine in Bylong Valley

Environmental advocates tell South Korean miner to ‘pack its bags’ as company considers next steps

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ABC News · Feb 10, 2022

High Court rejects South Korean company's request to appeal Bylong Valley coal mine in NSW

A South Korean company's last-ditch bid to build a new coal mine in regional New South Wales has been dismissed by the High Court.

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