Generation to Come Natural Gas and Electric System Interactions in South Korea T THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE NATIONAL FUEL MIX and electric system plans of South Korea. The country's recent energy history is presented first, followed by a brief introduction to two important national energy plans: the Second National Basic Energy Plan (NBEP) of 2013 and the Sixth National Basic Plan for Electrical Energy Supply and Demand of 2012. Analyses of historical fuel data and the electric system in South Korea are summarized, and the interactions are discussed. South Korea: An Oil and Natural Gas Importer Without Domestic Resources Production By Jaeseok Choi South Korea possesses energy resources in the form of coal, hydro, and renewable energy. Other energy resources, such as oil OIL CAN & GRID LICENSED BY GRAPHIC STOCK, POWER LINE & TOWER: ©ARTVILLE, LLC. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MPE.2014.2347612 Date of publication: 20 October 2014 november/december 2014 1540-7977/14©2014IEEE ieee power & energy magazine 63