The Nation's Largest Hydrogen Charging Station, Jeonbuk's First 'Wanju' Nest...

About 100 people, including Governor Song Ha-jin and Wanju County Mayor Park Seong-il, attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the completion ceremony of Jeonbuk's first Wanju hydrogen charging station held on the 3rd in Dunsan-ri, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun. Photo by Jeonbuk Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Gominhyeong] Jeonbuk's first hydrogen charging station, the largest in the nation, has been established in Wanju.

Attention is focused on whether it can play a leading role in popularizing the hydrogen economy in the province.

On the 3rd, Jeonbuk Province held a completion ceremony for the first Jeonbuk Wanju hydrogen charging station at the Hyundai Motor Jeonju Plant shipping waiting area in Dunsan-ri, Bongdong-eup, Wanju-gun, and announced that it has begun full-scale operation.

The Wanju hydrogen charging station was built with the largest capacity in the country, capable of charging 110kg per hour, and can charge 22 hydrogen passenger cars or 3 hydrogen buses per hour.

Currently, it can charge all hydrogen vehicles produced domestically, including passenger cars, buses, and trucks, and operates year-round from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The province plans to build 24 hydrogen charging stations, representative infrastructure of the hydrogen economy, by 2030, starting with Wanju.

By next year, seven additional hydrogen charging stations will be constructed, including four in Jeonju, and one each in Gunsan, Iksan, and Buan, so Jeonbuk is expected to have a total of eight hydrogen charging stations by 2021.

Along with expanding hydrogen infrastructure, the province plans to supply 14,000 hydrogen passenger cars and 400 hydrogen buses by 2030, including 546 hydrogen passenger cars scheduled for distribution this year.

As of the end of last month, about 130 hydrogen passenger cars have been delivered and are operating in the province.

Governor Song Ha-jin said, “The completion of the Wanju hydrogen charging station, the largest in the nation, will enhance the convenience of hydrogen electric vehicle users in the province and serve as an opportunity to expand distribution.”

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