KEPCO to Establish Energy Platforms in Gwangju and Gumi Industrial Complexes... Participating in Green New Deal

Integrated Energy Management of Tenant Companies Including Electricity, Heat Sources, and Gas

Gwangju Advanced Industrial Complex. (Photo by Korea Electric Power Corporation)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on the 10th that it will participate in the 'Smart Energy Platform Construction Project' for the industrial complexes in Gwangju and Gumi, Gyeongbuk. This marks its entry into a major project of the government's Korean-style Green New Deal policy, 'Smart Green Industrial Complex.'

The core of the project is to install an energy management system for companies located in the industrial complexes using information and communication technology (ICT), and to build a manufacturing data collection and analysis platform to improve energy efficiency and productivity.

KEPCO will apply its proprietary 'K-BEMS' technology to the industrial complexes. 'K-BEMS' is an integrated energy management system developed by KEPCO that manages different types of energy such as electricity, heat sources, and gas in an integrated manner.

ICT specialist company LG Uplus, energy management specialized SMEs Sammi Information System, SQI SOFT, Infotrol Technology, and Vasco ICT will also participate together.

KEPCO plans to contribute to improving productivity in the industrial complexes by building an energy platform based on ICT.

It will effectively analyze energy usage data of tenant companies and induce energy sharing and trading among companies by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technologies provided by the platform.

The platform will provide infrastructure that allows companies using it to share usage data and mutually connect and trade/settle heat, gas, compressed air, electricity, and other resources.

A KEPCO official said, "By utilizing the energy management technology accumulated by KEPCO to realize energy efficiency, we will take the lead in enhancing the competitiveness of aging industrial complexes in the post-COVID-19 era."

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