Sancheong-gun Selected for Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project for 3 Consecutive Years

Creation of Eco-Friendly Energy Town in Gotgam Production Complex
Worth 3.6 Billion KRW... 332 Sites Including Houses and Commercial Buildings

A view of the Gotgam Distribution Center in Cheonpyeong-ri, Sicheon-myeon, Sancheong-gun.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will install renewable energy facilities such as solar power in the Samjang, Sicheon, and Danseong-myeon areas, where dried persimmon production complexes are formed, starting next year.

Sancheong-gun announced on the 30th that it has been selected for the ‘2022 Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project’ hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy for three consecutive years.

The ‘Renewable Energy Convergence Project’ involves local governments and renewable energy facility installation companies forming a consortium to install renewable energy facilities such as solar power, solar heat, and geothermal energy in specific areas or locations, with 50% of the funding supported by the national government.

With this project selection, the county will invest a total project cost of 3.6 billion KRW (1.8 billion KRW from the national government) next year to promote the ‘Sancheong Dried Persimmon Production Complex Eco-friendly Energy Town Development Project.’

It plans to install facilities at a total of 332 locations, including 270 solar power sites, 60 solar heat sites, and 2 geothermal sites in houses, public, and commercial buildings in the Samjang, Sicheon, and Danseong-myeon areas.

The county expects this to contribute to reducing energy costs and achieving energy self-sufficiency for dried persimmon producing farms, as well as improving residents’ awareness of renewable energy.

A county official said, “The Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project is a region-customized government support project that greatly helps energy costs in rural villages. We will continue to strive to secure national funding so that local residents can enjoy more energy welfare benefits.”

Meanwhile, Sancheong-gun is actively participating in the Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project to support the installation of renewable energy facilities such as solar power and solar heat throughout the region.

In 2020, it invested a total project cost of 369 million KRW to support renewable energy facilities in the Madanggeuk Village of the artist community troupe ‘Keundeul,’ and in 2021, it spent 2.69 billion KRW to support renewable energy facilities in villages and factories in the Geumseo-myeon area.

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