# East Asia Brief — Energy & Critical Minerals: South Korea

Power supply for industry, refining capacity, rare earths and the chokepoints in between.

- [South Korea Gas Distributors Deploy Satellite LNG Vaporization for Off-Grid Demand](https://eastasiabrief.com/energy-minerals/south-korea-gas-distributors-deploy-satellite-lng-vaporization-off-83) — Regional utilities utilize cryogenic tank trucking and modular regasification stations to supply isolated generation assets and unpiped municipal zones. *(August 28, 2026; Energy & Minerals · Korea · Korea Gas Corporation, Samchully, Korea Electric Power Corporation)*
- [KOGAS shifts LNG storage protocols to smooth winter inventory builds](https://eastasiabrief.com/energy-minerals/kogas-shifts-lng-storage-protocols-smooth-winter-inventory-builds-63) — South Korea's state gas utility adopts dynamic working capacity limits across five import terminals to cut spot exposure before peak winter demand. *(August 28, 2026; Energy & Minerals · Korea · Korea Gas Corporation, POSCO International, GS Energy)*
- [Posco Holdings starts direct lithium extraction test runs for Korean cathode lines](https://eastasiabrief.com/energy-minerals/posco-holdings-starts-direct-lithium-extraction-test-runs-korean-40) — The continuous brine-to-hydroxide loop links Argentine extraction to Gwangyang refineries to supply non-FEOC battery materials to Western automakers. *(August 28, 2026; Energy & Minerals · Korea · Posco Holdings, Posco Future M)*
- [Korea speeds HVDC power corridor to supply Yongin semiconductor cluster](https://eastasiabrief.com/energy-minerals/korea-speeds-hvdc-power-corridor-supply-yongin-semiconductor-cluster-33) — State utility KEPCO fast-tracks 500-kilovolt transmission lines to deliver coastal nuclear and renewable electricity to advanced memory and foundry fabs in… *(August 28, 2026; Energy & Minerals · Korea · Korea Electric Power Corporation, Samsung Electronics, SK hynix)*

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