South Korea to increase school solar panel safety checks
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The South Korean Education Ministry and the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation will shorten safety inspections for solar power facilities in schools from every four years to every year.
This change follows the launch of the ‘Sunshine School’ project, which expands solar panel installations in schools across the country. The Ministry intends to strengthen safety management alongside this expansion. The organizations signed an agreement on October 15th to implement the new inspection schedule for schools participating in the ‘Sunshine School’ initiative.
The updated inspections will include thermal imaging to detect overheating and other hidden defects that could cause fires. The Korea Electrical Safety Corporation plans to increase staff and equipment to meet the demand for more frequent checks and will send annual inspection notices to schools. The cost of the annual inspection is approximately 200,000 Korean won.
The Ministry will first apply the shorter inspection cycle to schools involved in the ‘Sunshine School’ project, and will consider expanding it to schools with existing solar installations after consulting with local education offices.
