Driven by surging energy demand and a major transformation in industrial structures, expectations are rising that nuclear power generation and energy infrastructure investment centered on the United States will enter a full-fledged phase. DL Group is also moving in earnest to preempt the market, leveraging a value chain it has built across the entire energy industry.

DL Group’s energy business portfolio is centered on DL Energy, which is responsible for energy project development, financing, and operation, and DL E&C, which has domestic and overseas plant and nuclear power EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) capabilities. Including Daelim Co., Ltd., which handles energy logistics and trading functions, the Group has established a vertically integrated structure that spans project development, construction, operation, and distribution.

DL Energy entered the energy business in earnest with the start of commercial operation of the Pocheon liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined cycle power plant in 2014 and is now strengthening its position as a global energy developer. In particular, DL Energy advanced into the U.S. power market in 2019 by participating in the construction investment for the new Niles gas combined cycle power plant in Michigan. In 2022, it expanded its business by acquiring an equity stake in the 1,055 MW Fairview gas combined cycle power plant in Pennsylvania. In addition, it has extensive experience in developing and operating renewable energy projects such as wind and solar power. It is also pursuing next-generation power generation projects including fuel cells and small modular reactors (SMRs).

DL E&C, which is responsible for construction within the Group, is expanding its business areas beyond large nuclear power plants, coal-fired power plants, and refinery plants into small modular reactors (SMRs), LNG power generation, and ammonia. In particular, it has been proactively securing fourth-generation SMR technology and EPC capabilities, including the recent signing of an “SMR Standardized Design” contract with U.S.-based X-energy. DL E&C is also demonstrating its capabilities in the ammonia sector, which is attracting attention as a future alternative energy source, by consecutively winning and completing construction of the Ma’aden ammonia plant in Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest ammonia production facility.

With the enforcement of the Special Act on Investment in the United States expected to spur energy infrastructure investment to meet U.S. power demand, DL Group’s capabilities as a developer are also drawing attention. A DL Group representative stated, “We have built a differentiated value chain through project development, construction, and operation in the U.S. market,” adding, “Based on the Group’s capabilities as an energy infrastructure developer, we will actively target the global market, including the United States, where demand is surging.”

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