Korea National Oil Corporation, What's Inside the 'Cool Summer Survival' Gift?

Support for Energy-Vulnerable Households Every Year Since 2018
136 Air Coolers Worth 10 Million Won Provided to Jung-gu, Ulsan This Year

Korea National Oil Corporation provided 136 air coolers to energy-vulnerable households in Jung-gu, Ulsan as gifts. From the second person on the left, Park Tae-wan, Mayor of Jung-gu, Ulsan, and Nam Sang-chul, Head of the Social Value Promotion Team at Korea National Oil Corporation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Korea National Oil Corporation gifted 136 air coolers worth 10 million won to Jung-gu Office in Ulsan on the 10th to support energy-vulnerable households during the local heatwave season.

Since 2018, the Oil Corporation has been supporting cooling appliances through the "Cool Summer Project" in collaboration with the Korea Energy Foundation every year, targeting vulnerable groups in energy welfare blind spots within the region.

The air coolers delivered this time are scheduled to be distributed to energy-vulnerable households such as elderly living alone, selected by Jung-gu Office and each neighborhood within Jung-gu, Ulsan.

Nam Sang-chul, Head of the Social Value Promotion Team at the Oil Corporation, who attended the delivery ceremony, said, "We hope this air cooler support will help families struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," and added, "We will continue to actively participate in activities for the local community."

Since March, the Oil Corporation has been striving to overcome COVID-19 and spread a culture of sharing in the local community by donating 200 million won in cash to the Ulsan and Daegu areas, providing 900 lunch boxes to the Jung-gu screening clinic, organizing group blood donations with over 200 employees, donating wages of department heads and above, supporting 200 boxes of agricultural and marine products for elderly living alone, assisting low-income multicultural families' livelihoods, supporting Ulsan's first shared kitchen project, and delivering 83 lightweight carts for elderly scrap collectors.

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