Naju-si Launches 3rd Energy Policy Advisory Committee... Discusses Direction of Initiatives

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 22nd that it held the ‘3rd Energy Policy Advisory Committee’ at the city hall’s main conference room to discuss the major achievements in the four key areas of the Energy Capital policy and the priority directions for this year.

The 3rd Advisory Committee consists of a total of 22 members, including Chairman Mayor Kang In-gyu, Moon Chae-ju, Director of the Energy Valley Industry-Academic Convergence Institute, Lim Cheol-won, Director of the Energy Valley Enterprise Development Institute, and many heads of energy industry, academia, and research institutions.

The advisory committee, composed of experts from industry, academia, research, and government in the energy sector, is responsible for policy development and consultation based on the vision of the Energy Capital.

In particular, the committee has played a strong supporting role in vitalizing the Energy Valley, the core of the Energy Capital vision, by actively working on the designation of four special zones: the ‘National Innovation Convergence Complex,’ ‘Energy Industry Convergence Complex,’ ‘Energy New Industry Regulatory Free Zone,’ and ‘Small and Medium Research and Development Special Zone.’

Previously, in 2018, the city declared the vision of ‘Korea’s Energy Capital Naju’ by investing KRW 2.0258 trillion in 12 strategies and 38 projects across four major areas: Energy Valley, Energy City, Energy Education, and Energy Welfare.

The goals include attracting 700 companies, creating 10,000 jobs, achieving a 25% energy self-sufficiency rate, distributing 3,000 electric vehicles, attracting one global research university (Korea Energy Engineering University) and one industry-academia convergence university each, and constructing 5,000 energy self-sufficient homes by 2025.

In the third year since the vision was declared, the city has achieved significant results for establishing the Energy Capital foundation and revitalizing the local economy, including attracting 383 companies, creating 3,991 jobs, distributing 1,055 electric vehicles, and training 1,269 specialized personnel.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “We expect the 3rd Advisory Committee to serve as a policy control tower for establishing Korea’s Energy Capital Naju and to play a pivotal role in vitalizing the Energy Valley. This year marks the third year of the vision, and we plan to widely expand the achievements so far and further strengthen the execution of detailed projects related to the operation of the Small and Medium Research and Development Special Zone.”

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