Jeongeup-si Leads as a Clean City through Renewable Energy Expansion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk is taking the lead in spreading clean energy by expanding the supply of renewable energy.

According to Jeongeup City on the 16th, the city has actively participated in the renewable energy supply projects implemented by the government so far, and is promoting the Clean Energy Village Development Project this year with an investment of about 390 million KRW.

The Clean Energy Village Development Project is a program that supports part of the installation cost of residential solar power (3 kW) by accepting applications from villages in eup/myeon areas and from tong units in dong areas with five or more single-family households, followed by a review.

The city plans to select and support 100 households this year as well as last year, and the installation cost for 3 kW solar power is 5.6 million KRW, of which 70%, or 3.92 million KRW, is subsidized by the city.

Applications for the project can be submitted through eup, myeon, and dong offices by the 30th, and the recipients will be selected and supported by the end of March for villages (tong) that applied within the deadline.

This support project is expected to greatly contribute not only to economic benefits through electricity bill reduction but also to the convenience of local residents' lives.

Meanwhile, the Clean Energy Village Development Project is being promoted as a mayoral pledge project to expand the supply of renewable energy in line with the government's nuclear phase-out and Renewable Energy 3020 policy.

It plans to select and support 100 households annually until 2022.

A city official said, “Renewable energy uses natural power as its energy source, so there is no burden of fuel costs,” and added, “We will take the lead in improving the energy environment by supplying renewable energy facilities through various projects such as the Clean Energy Village Development Project.”

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