Incheon Fuel Cell Power Plant Completed... Supplying Electricity and Heat to 110,000 Households Annually

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Samchully, and Doosan Construction Joint Project... Facility Capacity of 39.6 MW

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Haeyoung] The completion ceremony for the Incheon Fuel Cell Power Plant, jointly promoted by Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Samchully, and Doosan Construction, was held on the 2nd.

The facility capacity of this power plant is 39.6 megawatts (MW). It produces electricity sufficient for approximately 87,000 households annually (320 million kWh) and heat sufficient for about 26,000 households (164,000 Gcal), which will be supplied to large residential areas around Dong-gu, Incheon.

The Incheon Fuel Cell Power Plant's construction was halted for 10 months due to opposition from local residents, but it was successfully completed through active mediation by the government and local authorities.

After the construction halt, a four-party public-private consultative body was formed among Incheon City, Dong-gu Office, resident representatives, and the project operators, and a resident briefing session hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy was held. In particular, with the establishment of the Public-Private Safety and Environment Committee, residents directly verified the safety and environmental aspects during the construction and operation of the fuel cell power plant. Furthermore, through an unprecedented agreement among basic local governments (six district offices including Dong-gu, Incheon), the power plant surrounding area support funds were not distributed to each basic local government but were collectively provided to the basic local government where the power plant is located (Dong-gu, Incheon), maximizing the economic support effect for nearby areas during the power plant construction.

The government will also continue to promote the expansion of fuel cell deployment, a key pillar in achieving the hydrogen economy according to the hydrogen economy roadmap.

Park Jin-gyu, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, said in his congratulatory speech, "The Incheon Fuel Cell Power Plant is a model case of an eco-friendly distributed fuel cell that benefits local residents," and added, "The government will also strive for sustainable development in the hydrogen power sector, including fuel cells, through the introduction of the 'Clean Hydrogen Power Obligation System.'"

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