JIPYONG Institute for Legal Policy to Hold Seminar on 'Legal and Policy Challenges in the Energy Transition' [Law Firm News]

[Financial News] A forum will be held to examine the current legal system, its shortcomings and ways to improve it in order to expand renewable energy during the energy transition. 
The JIPYONG Institute for Legal Policy, an incorporated association, announced on the 29th that it will hold a seminar on the theme 'Legal and Policy Challenges in the Energy Transition' on the 14th of next month at the auditorium on the third floor of Building B at Grand Central, JIPYONG's headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul.
The seminar will explore the current legal system, its shortcomings and potential improvements, focusing on reforming the regulatory framework for expanding renewable energy and establishing the legal foundation for restructuring the electricity market.
Hong Jong Cho, a professor in the Department of Economics at Dankook University, will give a presentation titled 'Structural Problems and Directions for Improving Korea's Electricity Industry During the Energy Transition.'
The panel discussion will be chaired by Young Kyu YUN, a director of the JIPYONG Institute for Legal Policy and an attorney at JIPYONG. Participants will include Yanghoon Son, an emeritus professor in the Department of Economics at Incheon National University; Youngjin Chae, director of the Planning Department at the Korea Power Exchange (KPX); Jeong Woosik, secretary-general of the Korea Renewable Energy Alliance (K-REA); and Hye Jung RYU, an attorney at JIPYONG. They will discuss future legal and policy challenges.
The JIPYONG Institute for Legal Policy will also hold the awards ceremony for the '2026 Outstanding Legislative and Policy Ideas Competition' that day. The competition solicited proposals throughout July on the theme 'Legislative and Policy Improvements to Expand Renewable Energy and Restructure the Electricity Market During the Energy Transition.' The winners were announced on the 28th of the previous month following evaluations by internal and external judges.
This year's grand prize went to a student team comprising Park Hyun-jun of Seoul National University, who proposed an idea titled 'Legislative Improvements to Strengthen Grid-Connection Responsibilities for Large-Scale Electricity Demand Facilities' and served as the representative from the School of Law, and Park Su-hwan of the Department of Energy Systems Engineering.
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