Gwangju City Revises and Implements Urban Gas Supply Regulations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 10th that it will revise the 'City Gas Supply Regulations' to enhance the convenience of city gas consumers and implement them starting in December.

This revision largely incorporates the improvement recommendations from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, and was promoted with a consumer-centered approach to city gas users so that the entire process from applying for city gas supply to gas provision can be transparently and objectively predicted.

According to the revised supply regulations, when consumers apply for city gas supply, city gas companies are prohibited from arbitrarily refusing or delaying gas supply as long as there are no gas safety issues and the supply does not infringe on private property (other people's land). Additionally, the timing of possible supply must be notified to consumers in writing or by electronic means.

When installing gas meters, the opinions of gas consumers must be reflected in selecting the meter before installation.

Furthermore, while consumers previously selected contractors for complex construction work such as existing inlet piping, going forward, city gas companies will be able to select the contractors, which is expected to reduce the burden of construction on consumers.

In addition, the cancellation fee charged when reusing city gas after supply suspension has been abolished, and regulations for fee reductions on leakage amounts in cases of gas leaks not caused by user negligence have been established.

Also, the scope of fee reductions for social welfare facilities has been expanded, the city gas fee reduction system for energy-vulnerable groups has been refined, and to strengthen city gas safety management, the supply regulations clearly stipulate the obligation to inspect gas facilities before city gas supply.

Oh Dong-gyo, Director of the Energy Industry Division of the city, said, “We expect that this revision of the supply regulations will enhance the convenience of citizens using city gas,” and added, “We will continue to improve the supply regulations centered on consumers so that citizens can use city gas without inconvenience.”

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