Seoul is moving to normalise “solar-over-crops” with a special law drafted this year and targeted for enactment in H1 2026. The real unlock is legal tenure on farmland—and what that does to collateral, lending and insurance.
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South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) says it will draft a special act for agrivoltaics this year and push for enactment in the first half of 2026, following minister-level consultations with farmers and developers at a demonstration site in Ochang, Cheongju. In plain terms: the government intends to put “solar-over-crops” on a clear legal footing nationwide rather than leaving it in pilot status.
