Gwangju City Supports Installation of Private Public Fast Chargers for Electric Vehicles

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 8th that it will provide 200 million KRW in subsidies this year to support the installation of private public rapid chargers to expand the distribution of green mobility for realizing a ‘2045 Carbon Neutral Energy Self-Reliant City.’

In particular, in line with the Gwangju-type AI-Green New Deal comprehensive plan, the support amount for expanding green mobility distribution has been doubled from last year’s 5 million to 14 million KRW per unit to 10 million to 24 million KRW per unit.

This support project, agreed upon with the Korea Energy Agency, is an eco-friendly vehicle charging infrastructure construction project where the Korea Energy Agency supports 50% of the rapid charger installation cost and the city provides additional subsidies.

The support targets private charging operators selected for this year’s Korea Energy Agency ‘Electric Vehicle Charging Service Promotion Project’ who can install rapid chargers at private convenience facilities such as gas stations, convenience stores, franchise restaurants, and coffee shops.

Businesses wishing to apply can submit the application form and related documents by registered mail to the city’s Air Quality Preservation Division from the 1st of next month until July 30th. Detailed information can be found by searching ‘Private Public Charger Installation and Operation Support Project Announcement’ on the city’s website under notices and announcements.

To expand green mobility distribution, Gwangju has distributed 3,248 electric vehicles up to last year and is supporting a total of 1,400 units this year, including 1,200 electric vehicles and 200 electric two-wheelers.

Additionally, to secure electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the city has established 212 public rapid chargers and 1,393 public slow chargers so far in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Korea Electric Power Corporation, and has applied to the Ministry of Environment and Korea Electric Power Corporation for the installation of 32 public rapid chargers at public institutions this year.

Na Hae-cheon, head of the city’s Air Quality Preservation Division, said, “Reducing fine dust and responding to the climate crisis require the prior tasks of distributing future eco-friendly vehicles and expanding charging infrastructure,” adding, “We will do our best to create a foundation where citizens can conveniently use electric vehicles anytime and anywhere.”

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