CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to create smart grids and facilitate the use thereof to develop related industries, cope proactively with global climate changes, lay foundations for future industries oriented to low carbon and green growth, and ultimately contribute to the innovation of the environment for the use of energy and the growth of the national economy.
Article 2(Definitions) #
The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. The term "power grid" means electrical facilities necessary to generate electric power and supply it to electric power users and the system that controls and manages such facilities;
2. The term "smart grid" means a power grid for maximizing the efficiency in the use of energy by supplying electric power by means of information and communications technologies applied thereto, through which suppliers and users of electric power can exchange information on a real-time basis;
3. The term "smart grid information" means all kinds of data or knowledge processed by optical or electronic means for the creation and use of a smart grid and expressed in codes, letters, voice, sound, or images;
4. The term "smart grid technologies" means technologies specified by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment for the creation and use of smart grids;
5. The term "smart grid project" means any of the following projects for supplying goods for the creation and use of a smart grid or for providing services by using a smart grid:
(a) A project for construction of infrastructure for smart grids;
(b) A project for manufacturing apparatuses or products for smart grids;
(c) A project for providing services through a smart grid;
6. The term "smart grid business entity" means a person engaged in a smart grid business.