Cho Kyoung-tae
People Power Party member of South Korea's national assembly.
As of 21 October 2026, Cho Kyoung-tae represented Busan's Saha-eul constituency in South Korea's national assembly for the People Power Party.
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Called for projects under way to be exempted from the code
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Cho Kyoung-tae is a South Korean legislator for Busan's Saha-eul constituency and a member of the People Power Party. He sits on the National Assembly committee responsible for Science, technology, information and broadcasting.
Cho's committee work includes the link between large computing projects and South Korea's electricity system. On 21 October 2026, he questioned the scope and timing of proposed grid-connection rules for AI data centres. He argued that projects already under way should be exempt in principle, while grid-safety standards should remain. He also called for the Science ministry to take an active part in talks with the climate and energy ministry.
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