Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok: "Foundation Established for Leading Offshore Wind Power"

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, expressed confidence, saying, "The first regional balanced New Deal tour event with the President holds great significance simply because it was attempted in Jeonnam."

On the 9th, at the policy meeting with department heads, Governor Kim stated, "The Sinan offshore wind power complex is seven times larger than the world's largest existing offshore wind power complex and corresponds to the power generation of six new Korean nuclear power plants," adding, "As a result, a logistics hub for offshore wind power centered in Mokpo and a large-scale offshore wind power equipment manufacturing complex in Sinan will be established, becoming a center of the manufacturing industry."

Governor Kim said, "As the first win-win job model, residents will hold shares and share profits, which will become their pension," encouraging, "The mere mention of this carries great significance, and Jeonnam should take the lead moving forward."

He continued, "Let’s have Jeonnam lead efforts to shorten the project preparation period, which takes more than five years from groundbreaking to completion, by enacting special laws and establishing an offshore wind power support headquarters that can handle processes in a one-stop manner," and added, "To this end, we should propose to the government clear grounds for legal and institutional improvements and the expansion of resident support funds."

He also emphasized, "Since offshore wind power is a first attempt, it was difficult to solve problems with ordinances alone and there were many challenges from the perspective of balanced development," and stressed, "Going forward, we need to find institutional improvement points on site and continuously propose them, while preparing supplementary measures through various seminars."

Additionally, he said, "During the Lunar New Year holiday, many public officials will be working for disaster and fire prevention, medical care, and the safety and lives of residents," urging, "Public officials should work diligently with an attitude of serving the residents, ensuring no lapses."

He also mentioned COVID-19 quarantine measures for the Lunar New Year holiday.

He said, "This holiday will be an important time to block the spread of infection," adding, "Above all, to comply with the ban on gatherings of five or more people, please refrain from returning home and carry out thorough quarantine measures without any gaps, especially in nursing hospitals and welfare facilities."

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