K-water held a completion ceremony for a 47MW floating solar power plant on September 25 at the Imha Multipurpose Dam Park in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. The Imha Dam floating solar project is the nation’s first clustered complex created through cooperation between the local community and residents, as well as the first domestic model to apply cross-transmission, drawing attention as a turning point in the expansion of renewable energy.
In this project, a village corporation participated as an investor; it will share approximately KRW 22 billion in power generation profits over the next 20 years through investment returns and support programs. This is expected to serve as an opportunity to shift the structure of energy transition drivers towards cooperation with local communities. In addition, the floating solar panels were designed in the shape of the Rose of Sharon—the symbol of Andong—so that they can be utilized as a resource for revitalizing tourism.
A cross-transmission system was also introduced for the first time in Korea, paving the way to secure grid stability. By utilizing the existing power grid originally used for hydropower generation at Imha Dam, the system alternates between transmitting floating solar power during the day and hydropower at night. As a result, 308GWh of renewable energy—enough to power 26,000 households in Andong for five years—no longer remain idle. Going forward, K-water plans to continue securing grid stability through 24-hour monitoring at its headquarters’ Integrated Power Control Center.

K-water, the Ministry of Environment, and Samsung Electronics held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Water-Positive Pilot Project at Sinpung Wetland, upstream of Jangheung Dam in Jeollanam-do on September 2. The term “Water-Positive” refers to the concept of returning more water to nature than the amount a company consumes, thereby contributing to sustainable water management. Global companies such as Microsoft and Google are actively pursuing it as part of their environment-friendly water management initiatives.
Through this Water-Positive Pilot Project, Sinpung Wetland will be improved and linked with the development of a nearby riverside ecological belt development and community resting areas; thus achieving the ecological restoration of water resources and creating community-friendly spaces. The plan aims to revive the local ecological environment and promote sustainable water circulation.

K-water has launched a comprehensive organizational restructuring centered on three pillars: safety, renewable energy, and artificial intelligence (AI). This strategy aims to respond to the increasing societal demand for safety and support energy transition and AI-driven digital innovation, which have emerged as national tasks.
The newly upgraded and strengthened divisions through this restructuring include: the Safety Headquarters, which will lead the establishment of a safety-first corporate culture; the Renewable Energy Headquarters, which will support national carbon neutrality as well as the transition to renewable energy using water-based clean energy; and the AI Promotion Division, which will oversee AI transformation across the water management sector.
Augmented from the former department-level organization to headquarters level, the Safety Headquarters will be responsible for enhancing function-specific management in construction, quality, disaster, and industrial safety. The Renewable Energy Headquarters will focus on expanding the deployment of water-based renewable energy such as hydropower, tidal power, hydrothermal energy, and floating solar and lead the implementation of RE100, a global standard for sustainable energy supply. The AI Promotion Division will accelerate the integration of AI throughout the water management field, driving company-wide AI transformation and strengthening the development of innovative water solutions; thus further enhancing global competitiveness.
“Through this organizational restructuring, we will establish a resilient social infrastructure to ensure public safety, strengthen industrial competitiveness based on renewable energy, and become one of the world’s top three AI powers in the water sector, responding to the challenges facing our society and laying the foundation for the successful implementation of the government’s policy agenda,” said Seogdae Yun, CEO of K-water.