Korea District Heating Corporation "Naju SRF Project, Stability Promotion and Other Claims Are Inaccurate"

Naju SRF Combined Heat and Power Plant panorama. Photo by Korea District Heating Corporation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Korea District Heating Corporation (President Hwang Chang-hwa, hereinafter ‘KDH’) categorically denied the claims published on the 17th in a local daily newspaper stating ‘Large-scale ultra-wide SRF Naju incineration plant,’ ‘KDH is promoting through TV and radio that the Naju incineration plant is a safe facility,’ and ‘KDH is leaking to the media that the loss amount is about 650 billion KRW’ as untrue.

On the 18th, KDH stated in a press release, “The facility owned by KDH is not a ‘large-scale ultra-wide incineration plant’ but an SRF combined heat and power plant that produces heat and electricity to supply district heating to the Gwangju-Jeonnam Joint Innovation City,” adding, “Despite COVID-19, KDH is making efforts to ensure that the environmental impact assessment proceeds smoothly according to the public-private cooperation governance agreement.”

They also said, “KDH has never promoted the Naju SRF combined heat and power plant as an environmentally safe facility, and the TV advertisement is a corporate image advertisement unrelated to the SRF project,” adding, “Whether the SRF combined heat and power plant is environmentally hazardous will be revealed through the results of the upcoming environmental impact assessment.”

Furthermore, “KDH has never mentioned in the media that the loss amount due to the project promotion after the public-private cooperation governance basic agreement is 650 billion KRW, and the working committee formed to prepare loss compensation measures according to the governance agreement is currently discussing the definition and scope of the loss amount,” they explained.

In addition, KDH reiterated, “In operating the power plant for the environmental impact assessment, KDH plans to operate it safely and environmentally friendly, prioritizing the protection of local residents’ environmental rights and health rights as the highest value.”

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