Korea RE100 Council to host conference on AI/chip RE procurement
The Korea RE100 Council and Korea University will co-host the 2026 Korea RE100 Conference on November 26 in Seoul. It will discuss renewable energy procurement strategies for AI data centers and semiconductor industries, including regional differentiated electricity tariffs and PPA models.
Our take
Will regional tariffs and hourly matching change how chip and AI firms buy renewable power in Korea?
Not yet, because the conference only lists regional tariffs, short-term and derivative PPAs and hourly supply as topics, so procurement terms for chip and AI data centre buyers in Korea are unchanged for now.
The one input with a published proposal is the regional industrial tariff, which sets the grid price a direct PPA has to beat. What decides procurement cost is the final tariff differential and whether short-term or hourly products get rules, neither of which the conference sets.
What the source says
- The 2026 Korea RE100 Conference will be held on November 26, 2026, in the DMC Hall on the 2nd floor of the Small and Medium Business DMC Tower in Sangam-dong, Seoul.
- Pre-registration for the conference is open until November 23, 2026.
- The conference will discuss the impact of regional differentiated electricity tariffs and renewable energy policy changes on corporate procurement strategies.
- Discussion topics include short-term and derivative Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and hourly renewable energy supply.
- Amorepacific Amorepacific will present its RE100 achievement journey and overall clean energy business strategy.
- The conference will cover investment suitability requirements for renewable energy PPAs as assessed by financial institutions.
- Strategies for secondary battery supply chain companies to respond to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be discussed.
- Kakao Kakao's climate change response and AI data center eco-friendly strategy will be presented.
- Jung Taek-jung Jung Taek-jung, Chairman of the Korea RE100 Council, stated that securing large-scale clean energy is critical for corporate survival and national competitiveness in the AI and semiconductor era.
For investors — Corporate buyers planning chip or data centre load in Korea should compare sites under the proposed regional tariff and keep procurement decisions open until the final differential is set.
Solar and wind developers selling PPAs should test offers against a lower grid tariff in southern regions, since that tariff is the price their contracts compete with.
Watch: Announcement of new PPA products or guidelines for hourly renewable energy supply in Korea.
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