기후변화대응 관점에서 북한 전력인프라 협력방안 연구

Abstract

It is necessary to find ways to improve North Korea's power infrastructure in response to climate change. North Korea should adopt a power supply system consistent with sustainable development that can curb carbonemissions and ensure economic growth. South Korea needs a practical cooperation plan that can be positive to each otherby utilizing North Korea while simultaneously promoting inter-Korean economic cooperation and its energy transition. Meanwhile, amid rising vulnerabilities to climate change in North Korea, calls for a global joint response to climatechange are growing. North Korea's plan to improve its power infrastructure is thus asking what kind of power supplysystem and what kind of implementation system will be best from the perspective of climate change response. As aresearch method, a comparative analysis was used to see if the "proposed power supply plan to North Korea from theperspective of South Korea" corresponds to the "priority of power-related policies shown in North Korea's ConditionalNDC." In order to derive proposals from South Korea, (1) objectified North Korea's electricity and climate crisis situationbased on North Korea's VNR, (2) reinterpreted existing studies on North Korea's electricity supply by energy source byreflecting recent economic analysis and climate finance conditions, and (3) went through a process of exploringimprovements related to the implementation system focusing on case analysis. As a result of the study, it is desirable todivide the power supply system to North Korea into three. First, it is a small-scale renewable energy supply for home thatwould be possible in the short term due to the nature of humanitarian aid. Second, it is support for the maintenance andrepair of the power system corresponding to the reduction of the loss rate of transmission and distribution, which NorthKorea has placed at the top of its policy preference. Third, it is a utility scale renewable energy supply corresponding tothe long-term renewable energy growth strategy of North Korea. This can be a necessary power supply for the economiccooperation zone, and it is desirable to secure the profitability of the project through emission reduction scheme. In thelong run, it will be possible to seek connection with North Korea to overcome the network stability problem in the processof expanding renewable energy in South Korea.