Gimcheon-si Denies Building Application for Solid Waste Incineration Plant

View of Gimcheon City Hall (Photo by Gimcheon City Hall)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Yushin] Gimcheon City in Gyeongbuk decided to deny the building application for a Solid Refuse Fuel (SRF) incineration plant amid ongoing resident opposition.

According to Gimcheon City on the 3rd, the city did not approve the SRF incineration plant construction application submitted by Company A in accordance with the revised urban planning ordinance. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy had classified SRF as renewable energy but excluded it last October, citing it as a major cause of environmental pollution such as fine dust.

The Gimcheon City Council newly established a clause in the urban planning ordinance to restrict the location of solid fuel product usage facilities, prohibiting the construction of such facilities within 1000 meters of collective villages with five or more households, schools, hospitals, and similar places.

A Gimcheon City official stated, “In accordance with the revised urban planning ordinance, we decided not to approve the building application,” adding, “Since the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy excluded SRF from renewable energy classification, it seems difficult to build power plants or incineration plants using solid fuel.”

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