7th Basic Plan for Rational Energy Use (2025–2029)

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 24 June 2026

The 7th Basic Plan for Rational Energy Use is Korea’s five-year economy-wide energy efficiency and demand-management strategy for 2025–2029. It targets final energy consumption of 211.0 million toe by 2029 and an 8.7% improvement in energy intensity compared with 2024. Sectoral savings targets include 4.7 million toe in industry, 3.6 million toe in buildings and 2.0 million toe in transport. The plan also provides around KRW 2 trillion in loans and subsidies for industrial energy-saving facilities by 2030, expands KEEP 30 to more than 200 sites, strengthens building efficiency rules and promotes AI-based energy diagnosis and digital demand management.

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