A forum has been set up for government and industry experts to discuss response strategies for building a sustainable future power grid and examine ways to strengthen the resilience and stability of the domestic power grid.


The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) will hold an expert forum on ‘Challenges and Response Strategies for Future Power Systems’ at the Korea University Hana Square auditorium on the 22nd.

This forum is co-hosted by KERI and the Research Center for Resilient Autonomous Grids (RAGRC), and experts in the electricity and energy fields, including the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Director of Electricity Policy, will attend to analyze overseas blackout cases and discuss response measures to secure the stability of the domestic power grid.

The transition to a power grid centered on carbon-free power sources is accelerating due to recent advances in AI technology, increased electricity demand, and upward revisions to national greenhouse gas reduction targets (NDCs). In particular, as renewable energy sources, including solar and wind power, increase, securing the stability of power grid operation is emerging as an important task.

Accordingly, this forum was organized to review the current status of domestic and international power systems and discuss the direction of sustainable future development.

The forum will begin with a presentation by KERI Power Grid Research Center Director Lee Sang-ho on ‘Overseas Power Blackout Cases and Implications,’ followed by KERI Next-Generation Power Grid Research Center Director Lee Seung-ryeol on ‘Securing Power Grid Stability in the Renewable Energy-Centered Era,’ Seoul National University of Science and Technology Professor Song Hwa-chang on ‘The Importance of Securing Power Grid Inertia in the Renewable Energy Era,’ Kwangwoon University Professor Yoon Min-han on ‘Power Grid Monitoring and Control Based on High-Speed, High-Precision Data,’ and Yonsei University Professor Heo Gyeon on ‘Direction of Reform of Renewable Energy Grid Connection Standards and Verification.’

After the presentation, a panel discussion will be held with RAGRC Center Director Jang Gil-soo as the moderator. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's Electric Power Policy Director Choi Yeon-woo, Dankook University Professor Cho Hong-jong, Korea Power Exchange's System Operations Director Kang Bu-il, Korea Electric Power Corporation's System Technology Director Lee Seong-gyu, and keynote speakers will participate in the discussion focusing on technical solutions and institutional conditions for the power grid.

In particular, in the short term, measures to secure the stability of power system operation will be reviewed, and in the long term, discussions will be held on a fundamental paradigm shift due to the expansion of direct current (DC) power sources.

Lee Sang-ho, head of KERI’s Power Grid Research Center, said, “Through the analysis of overseas blackout cases, we will be able to strengthen the preemptive response capabilities of the domestic power grid and suggest directions for policy improvement through an integrated review of technology, systems, and operation aspects.” He added, “This forum will be an important knowledge exchange venue where the country’s top experts in power grids and renewable energy will gather.”

Meanwhile, the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) is a government-funded research institute under the National Research Council of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and ICT, and is focusing on securing the stability of the domestic power grid through research on power grid technology.