Hapcheon-gun Wins Excellence Award at Manifesto Best Practice Competition

Establishment of Clean Energy Convergence Complex for Coexistence and Prosperity with Future Generations

Hapcheon County Office Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 14th that it won the 'Excellence Award in the Climate Environment Category' at the 2020 Manifesto Best Practice Competition hosted by the Korea Manifesto Practice Headquarters and the Gyeonggi Research Institute.

Out of 353 cases from 144 local governments reviewed this year, a total of 90 cases were awarded.

Hapcheon-gun applied with the theme of creating a clean energy convergence power complex and installing floating solar power without forest damage, which are core pledges of Mayor Moon Jun-hee, and was selected for the Excellence Award.

The Hapcheon-type Green New Deal project, the clean energy convergence power complex, is being established with one site each in Ssangbaek, Samga, and Cheongdeok, attracting 2.3 trillion KRW in private investment to build a 1350MW-class clean energy facility.

The Hapcheon Dam floating solar power project, a resident-participatory renewable energy project, plans to install a 40MW-class facility with a budget of 92.4 billion KRW, and is evaluated as having established a model of energy and economic self-reliance through local residents' investment and return of investment profits.

In addition, green remodeling, which actively distributes renewable energy facilities to houses, senior centers, and public facilities, is being promoted, aiming to revive the economy and environment and lead the government's Green New Deal policy.

Mayor Moon Jun-hee of Hapcheon-gun said, "I am very pleased that our county's renewable energy policy excellence and achievements have been recognized through this award," adding, "We will steadily promote green energy policies such as the clean energy convergence power complex project to lead the government's Green New Deal and build an energy ecosystem where economic development and environmental preservation coexist for the future generations' coexistence and prosperity."

The county has been steadily implementing its pledged projects, having received an A (Excellent) grade as the top-ranked county in Gyeongnam province in the nationwide basic local government heads' pledge implementation evaluation in May this year, followed by winning the Excellence Award at the competition.

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