Gimhae-si Selected for Renewable Energy Contest 4 Consecutive Years ... Building a Clean Energy City

555 Households Installed Over 4 Years

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that it has been selected for the government’s renewable energy convergence public project for the fourth consecutive year.

This year, with the selection for the renewable energy convergence project, Gimhae City will invest 970 million KRW in 131 households in the original downtown area (Dongsang, Buwon, Hoihyeon-dong), installing 128 solar power systems and 3 solar thermal systems to produce 667 MWh of energy annually. This amount of energy is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 139 households for one year, based on 400 kW per household.

Since the first selection in 2017, starting with 93 households in Jinyeong Bongha Village and Hallim Sinbong Village, a total of 424 households have participated up to last year. Including this year’s 131 households, the total number of households with renewable energy installations through this project will increase to 555.

Meanwhile, this year the city has established a comprehensive renewable energy plan to raise the renewable energy self-sufficiency rate, currently at 5%, to over 20% by 2030, ten years from now.

Additionally, solar power generation facilities with a capacity of 1.8 MW have been installed on three public idle sites, including Samgye Water Purification Plant, and have been operating since May last year. The annual generation profit of 450 million KRW is used as funding to expand renewable energy and invested in energy welfare projects for energy-disadvantaged groups.

Furthermore, various policies are being implemented to expand the distribution of renewable energy, including the completion or ongoing installation of solar power and solar thermal systems at Gimhae Small and Medium Business Center, Gimhae Women’s Center, Dongbu Sports Center, 35 senior citizen centers, and 150 private households.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon pledged, “We will increase the renewable energy self-sufficiency rate to contribute to greenhouse gas reduction and actively respond to global warming, creating a clean and green energy city of Gimhae together.”

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