{"id":40216,"date":"2019-04-12T13:48:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T04:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=40216"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:21:35","slug":"massive-increase-in-solar-panel-use-in-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/massive-increase-in-solar-panel-use-in-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive increase in solar panel use in North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_40226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40226\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131-1024x674.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131-696x458.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131-1068x703.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/04\/\uc644\uc131-638x420.jpg 638w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-40226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solar panels on apartment building in Kaesong (left) and a farming residence in Hamhung (right). Images: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A major indicator of the economic level enjoyed by North Korean families is the capacity of the solar panels they have installed in their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Based on testimony by North Koreans and pictures taken in major cities ranging from Kaesong to Wonsan and smaller towns like Yomchon in North Pyongan Province, the Daily NK estimates that almost 50% of households in North Korea have solar panels.<\/p>\n<p>North Korean households generally use small 50-100 watt solar panels to power lights, TVs, cell phone chargers and other household appliances. Wealthier households use larger 250 watt solar panels to power refrigerators and air conditioners (for around one hour a day).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Many people in Hyesan are installing solar panels in their new apartments. Solar panel companies, market merchants, and solar panel installers are all as busy as bees,&#8221;\u00a0a North Korean source in Ryanggang Province told the Daily NK by phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven the owners of new apartments in Yonghung-dong are taking it upon themselves to go around to different businesses and markets to upgrade their solar panels to higher capacity models at the cheapest price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamilies that aren\u2019t just eking by install solar panels to solve their electricity problems,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile solar panels just powered rice cookers in the past, nowadays solar panels are used to power household appliances like laundry machines, refrigerators, and electric kettles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North Korean authorities are telling people to use solar energy. Since the mid-2010s, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has told North Koreans to use \u201cnatural energy\u201d generated through solar panels.<\/p>\n<p>The price of solar panels in North Korea has decreased a great deal over the past two to three years. Solar panels are not subject to international sanctions on the country so they are imported freely from China. Their efficiency has improved to the extent that the size and weight of the panels has decreased.<\/p>\n<p>Most North Korean families have solar panels, which means that demand is also falling. There is, however, an increase in demand for high-capacity, industrial-size solar panels from factories, companies and farms.<\/p>\n<p>In Hyesan, for example, a 30 watt solar panel sells for 15 dollars, a 50 watt panel sells for 23 dollars, while a 100 watt panel sells for 37 dollars. Batteries and transformers are purchased separately.<\/p>\n<p>Wealthy households use 250 watt solar panels and use them to power luxury household electronics purchased in the markets. A separate source in Ryanggang Province reported that solar panels larger than 250 watts go for around 200 dollars. North Koreans consider the capacity of a household\u2019s solar panels an indicator of how rich they are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundreds of dollars can go into buying high-priced electronics, solar panels and batteries, so regular households can\u2019t even dream of buying them,\u201d he said, further noting that North Korea\u2019s growing gap between the rich and poor is reflected in the different levels of electricity use between different classes of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major indicator of the economic level enjoyed by North Korean families is the capacity of the solar panels they have installed in their homes. 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