Wind (onshore) incidents recorded in South Korea, with what happened, the contributing factors and the lessons, each with its sources.
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A fire broke out inside a wind turbine at the Yeongdeok wind power complex in Changpo-ri, Yeongdeok-eup, Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk province, South Korea. Chosun Ilbo reports that the fire started on 23 March 2026, although a photo caption in the same article...
A fire broke out at a wind farm in Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, killing three workers. One worker was found dead at the turbine, with two others initially unaccounted for before later being confirmed dead. A major firefighting...
On 10 February 2026 a wind turbine caught fire on a hillside near Eden Valley in Eogok-dong, Yangsan, Gyeongnam Province, South Korea. The fire partly burned the turbine generator and scrub growth beneath it. No one was injured. Six people, including staff...
The record behind each entry: the manufacturer, integrator and operator, root cause, failure mode, downtime, losses and every source.
On 2 February 2026, an 80 metre wind turbine at the Byeolparang Park wind farm (Changpo Wind Power Complex) in Yeongdeok-eup, Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea collapsed, with the tower and blades falling across an internal road. Wind...
A construction worker died after a crane fell from a road on a cliff at the site of a renewable energy project in South Korea, reported as an onshore wind farm development. The exact circumstances, including the cause of the crane's fall, have not been...
A 4.7 MW wind turbine at the Geumsungsan Wind Power Plant in Hwasun County, Jeonnam, South Korea, broke at the middle of its tower and collapsed at around 2:50am on 21 April 2025. The turbine was one of 11 units at the site and had been in commercial...
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