'Green Electricity' at SKT Bundang and Seongsu ICT Infrastructure Centers
[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Cho] SK Telecom's Bundang and Seongsu ICT Infrastructure Centers will be powered by 'green electricity' generated from renewable energy.
SK Telecom and Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on the 22nd that they have signed a 'Green Premium' contract certifying the use of 44.6 GWh of renewable energy annually. Through this contract, the renewable energy electricity provided by KEPCO to SK Telecom corresponds to the annual consumption of approximately 16,000 households.
SK Telecom plans to utilize the secured electricity at the Bundang and Seongsu ICT Infrastructure Centers and gradually expand the application of the Green Premium to other targets. The Green Premium is a system where companies pay an additional fee to KEPCO to certify the use of electricity produced from solar and wind renewable energy, and receive a certificate confirming the amount of renewable energy used corresponding to the paid amount.
The company explained that this system is meaningful as it compensates for the limitation that companies cannot separately purchase electricity produced solely from renewable energy from KEPCO, while contributing to the spread of renewable energy by donating related revenues to the Korea Energy Agency.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and KEPCO newly implemented the Green Premium system this year to enable domestic companies to certify their use of renewable energy in line with the global eco-friendly trend and prove their fulfillment of 'RE100' (Renewable Energy 100%). SK Telecom, which previously declared RE100 membership along with its group affiliates, will now actively implement RE100 through this contract.
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Yoon Poong-young, Head of SK Telecom's Corporate 1 Center, stated, "We will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the use of renewable energy, while accelerating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management by applying eco-friendly ICT technologies to our internal infrastructure."
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