Gyeongnam Province Improves Gas Facilities for 17,570 Vulnerable Households... Supporting 83,000 Households Over 10 Years

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 22nd that it will complete the 'Gas Facility Improvement Project for Low-Income Households,' which has been promoted annually.

This project targets low-income groups in the province, such as basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty class, elderly living alone, severely disabled persons, child-headed households, and basic pension recipients who face difficulties improving gas facilities due to economic burdens. It improves old and faulty gas facilities by replacing aging rubber hose piping, which poses a high risk of gas accidents, with metal piping, or by installing pressure regulators and fuse cocks.

As this project concludes this year, Gyeongnam Province plans to improve gas facilities for 17,570 households, the largest scale nationwide, by securing 3.6 billion KRW in national funds to prevent economically vulnerable groups from being exposed to gas accident risks.

The province has been promoting the gas facility improvement project for low-income households since 2011 and has achieved the improvement of gas facilities in over 83,000 households so far.

This project also contributes to creating local win-win jobs by selecting gas construction companies based in the region. This year, 125 local gas construction companies have been selected to participate in the project.

Lee Su-bu, Director of the Energy Industry Division of Gyeongnam Province, said, "The Gas Facility Improvement Project for Low-Income Households not only greatly contributes to improving a safe gas usage environment for economically vulnerable groups but is also expected to help revitalize the local economy through job creation."

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