Gwangju Dong-gu Sansu-dong Selected as Final Eco-Friendly Energy Self-Reliant Village

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 21st that Sansu-dong has been finally selected as an eco-friendly energy self-sufficient village in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's '2021 New Renewable Energy Supply (Convergence and Complex Support) Project' contest, securing a project budget of 3 billion KRW.

Dong-gu established the 'Eco-friendly Energy Self-sufficient Village Creation Project' plan earlier this year to eliminate energy welfare blind spots through the supply of new renewable energy and held several resident briefing sessions.

Among the target village's 409 households, applications for the project were received, and after on-site investigations of the applicant households, they participated in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's project contest in June.

Following this contest selection, Dong-gu plans to carry out ▲solar power facility construction producing electricity (396 cases) ▲solar thermal facility construction producing hot water using collectors (13 cases) starting next year.

Once the project is completed, it is expected that residents, who have had a heavy burden of energy costs, will be able to reduce their electricity and heating expenses, greatly improving energy welfare.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "With this contest selection, we expect to greatly contribute to realizing energy welfare by supplying new renewable energy to energy-deprived local residents," and added, "We will continue to seek various ways to reduce residents' energy cost burdens."

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