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S. Korean Gov't to Strictly Enforce Five-Day Vehicle Restriction System for Public Sector

South Korea raised its national resource security crisis alert to Level 2 and enforces weekday driving bans for public vehicles to reduce reliance on vulnerable oil supplies.

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The government will strictly enforce a mandatory five-day vehicle restriction system for the public sector to respond to possible oil supply disruption amid persisting tensions in the Middle East while implementing additional energy-saving measures, the climate ministry said Tuesday.

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Reduce showering and charge mobile phones only during the day. The government appeals for participation in energy conservation. The public sector faces warnings and disciplinary action for violating the five-day vehicle restriction system, while it is not mandatory for the private sector. Measures will be reviewed if alert levels are raised. Twelve guidelines for public action to save energy were also released. As the crude oil supply crisis sho…

The government is launching a large-scale energy conservation campaign to address energy supply instability, including mandating a five-day vehicle restriction for the public sector while encouraging participation from the private sector. Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan announced that he reported on response plans, such as energy conservation, following the issuance of a 'caution' alert regarding the resource security c…

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Naver broke the news in on Monday, March 23, 2026.
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