Daegu City "No LNG Power Plant Construction in National Industrial Complex" ... Final Notice to Namdong Power Generation

Acceptance of Opposition Opinions from Local Residents and City Council

Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin presiding over a meeting.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Regarding Korea South-East Power's plan to build an LNG combined power plant in the National Industrial Complex, Daegu City announced on the 25th that it will notify South-East Power of its opposition at the city level, considering the local opposition sentiment.

Since July 2017, South-East Power has been promoting the construction of an LNG combined power plant within the Daegu Dalseong-gun National Industrial Complex as part of the clean energy industrial complex development project.

After a preliminary feasibility study in November 2019, South-East Power faced opposition from residents worried about the destruction of the Upo Wetland ecosystem during the local opinion-gathering process. In this situation, on the 24th, the Daegu City Council also issued a statement demanding the withdrawal of the construction plan.

Since the residents' public hearing in November 2020, Daegu City has received 17,785 electronic civil complaints, a petition signed by 10,389 residents opposing the project, and a petition signed by 2,962 people.

On the 25th, Daegu City held a countermeasure meeting chaired by Mayor Kwon Young-jin, attended by the Deputy Mayor for Administration, Deputy Mayor for Economy, and related department heads, and judged that securing local residents' acceptance is difficult. The city decided to officially notify Korea South-East Power of its opposition to the construction of the LNG power plant in the National Industrial Complex.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin asked South-East Power for understanding, saying, "Please understand Daegu City's inevitable position to respect the will of local residents," and added, "We will ensure that there is no disruption to the creation of Daegu City as a smart energy self-reliant city through various energy projects, including the expansion of distributed power sources using renewable energy."

Meanwhile, the project proposed by South-East Power to Daegu City in 2017 is a project to build facilities producing a 1,120-megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant, 20 MW solar power and ESS, and 50 MW fuel cells, investing 1.7 trillion won by 2024.

Initially, Daegu City agreed to the project on the premise of gathering local residents' opinions and securing acceptance, expecting stable power supply, increased tax revenue, and environmental improvement effects in the industrial complex using thermal energy.

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