South Korea Turns Back to Coal as LNG Crisis Deepens
Soaring prices of spot LNG supply amid the lack of Middle Eastern deliveries have pushed South Korea to rely more on coal-fired power generation in the coming winter, despite its pledge to shift away from fossil fuels. Like all other Asian importers, South Korea, the world’s third-largest LNG buyer
Source: OilPrice.com
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DW NOTE
South Korea is restarting coal plants because LNG shipments through Hormuz have stopped, not because of a crisis in the LNG market itself. When a military blockade cuts your supply line, you burn what's onshore — this is contingency planning, not energy policy.