Changwon City Supplies City Gas to 14,000 Underserved Households

Gyeongnam Energy Co., Ltd. and the 'On(Nu)ri Energy Sharing Project'

Onnuri Energy Sharing Project site in Changwon-si, Gyeongnam. (Photo by Changwon-si)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that it will carry out the 'Onnuri Energy Sharing Project' for 14,000 households deprived of city gas in collaboration with Gyeongnam Energy Co., Ltd.

The city signed a city gas supply agreement with Gyeongnam Energy Co., Ltd. on the 10th to expand city gas supply in the Taebaek-dong area of Jinhae-gu.

Through this agreement, a total project cost of 8.2 billion KRW will be invested by December to lay 1.8 km of city gas pipelines, including 0.6 km of main supply pipes from Jocheonbuk-ro to Taebaekseo-ro in Jinhae-gu, and 1.2 km of supply pipes for detached houses.

This year, a subsidy project for city gas supply to detached houses will invest a total of 1.45 billion KRW, with plans to complete the subsidy project by December.

The support includes providing 50% of the facility cost burden to demand facilities such as detached houses, multi-family and row houses, and social welfare facilities in economically unviable areas where the supply pipe installation length per 100m serves 45 households or fewer, with a support limit of 1.5 million KRW per household.

The city plans to achieve an 85% city gas supply rate for detached houses by 2022 to resolve energy supply imbalances and realize a truly energy welfare city.

To expand city gas supply, the city is promoting a project to install city gas supply pipeline networks in eup and myeon areas, which are difficult to supply due to their distance from urban centers.

Mayor Heo Seong-mu of Changwon said, “Through the Onnuri Energy Sharing Project, we are continuously striving to resolve energy use imbalances among residents and improve energy welfare such as reducing residents' fuel costs, so that citizens can feel the benefits directly.”

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