Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Opens Yeongdong Pumped Storage Power Plant Construction Office ... Used as a Communication Space for Local Residents

On the 1st, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power held an opening ceremony for the Yeongdong Pumped Storage Construction Office to prepare for the construction of the Yeongdong Pumped Storage Power Plant, and carried out purchases of local farm crops and donations to welfare facilities in Yeongdong-gun.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Yeongdong Pumped Storage Power Plant Construction Office held an opening ceremony on the 1st.

The Yeongdong Pumped Storage Power Plant Construction Office is located in Sanmak-ri, Yanggang-myeon, Yeongdong-gun, the planned site of the power plant. In addition to office space, it is equipped with a promotional exhibition area and a civil complaint consultation room, and is planned to be actively used as a communication space for local residents.

About 40 local figures, including Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power President Jeong Jae-hoon, Yeongdong County Governor Park Se-bok, Yeongdong County Council Chairman Kim Yong-rae, and representatives of residents, attended the opening ceremony.

Following the ribbon-cutting and plaque unveiling ceremonies, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power purchased local agricultural and specialty products worth about 20 million won and donated them to social welfare facilities to support local residents struggling due to COVID-19.

President Jeong Jae-hoon of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said, “Establishing a win-win cooperative relationship with the local community is a priority for promoting the Yeongdong Pumped Storage Power Plant construction project,” adding, “We prepared the construction office to listen to local voices and build the power plant together.”

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power is planning to construct the Yeongdong Pumped Storage Power Plant with a capacity of 500MW (250MW×2) in the Yanggang-myeon area of Yeongdong-gun, Chungbuk.

Road relocation work and the construction of a complex community center are scheduled to begin in 2022, with the project aiming for completion in 2030.

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