Seoul City to Intensively Distribute 79,000 Eco-Friendly Home Boilers During Fine Dust Seasonal Period

Support for Replacing 550 Outdated Boilers in Private Childcare Centers Urgently Needed This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced on the 14th that it has distributed 79,000 units of eco-friendly home boilers, which have significant effects on reducing fine dust and greenhouse gas emissions, during the fine dust seasonal management period that has continued since December last year. This figure represents a 208% increase compared to the distribution volume during the previous year's seasonal management period.

As boiler usage increases in winter, Seoul City has focused on supporting the replacement of old boilers over 10 years installed in houses where fine dust reduction and heat efficiency improvement are urgently needed this year. Eco-friendly boilers emit only one-eighth of the nitrogen oxides (NOx) compared to regular boilers and have 13% higher heat efficiency, making the replacement particularly effective during the winter when home boiler usage time is long.

In accordance with the implementation of the Air Quality Management Area Act, Seoul City plans to replace old boilers in public rental housing managed by SH Corporation with eco-friendly boilers at an early stage. It plans to install 169,000 units without subsidies, including 13,000 units for early replacement of old boilers in public rental housing and 156,000 units installed due to mandatory requirements such as new construction.

Seoul City will also carry out a project to support the replacement of 550 old boilers urgently needing improvement this year with eco-friendly boilers among 3,230 private daycare centers. The support method will focus on replacing old boilers in private, home, and cooperative daycare centers that apply through district public contests, providing 600,000 KRW per unit and supporting up to two units per daycare center.

Kim Ho-sung, Director of the Green Energy Division at Seoul City, said, “The distribution of eco-friendly boilers not only saves energy but also has significant effects on improving fine dust and reducing greenhouse gases. We hope citizens will replace their boilers with eco-friendly ones to save heating costs and protect their health from fine dust.”

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