No More Messy Wires... Pohang-si Heunghae-eup Signs Agreement for Underground Cable Project

On the 14th, Pohang City and the Daegu Headquarters of Korea Electric Power Corporation held an agreement ceremony for the undergrounding of power lines as part of the Green New Deal project in Heunghae-eup at Pohang City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yeo Jong-gu] Overcoming earthquake damage, the aboveground power lines in the Pohang Heunghae area, which is undergoing regeneration, are set to disappear. Various power and communication lines exposed above ground, which could exacerbate damage caused by earthquakes, will be buried underground.

Pohang City held a Green New Deal underground power line project agreement ceremony on the 14th.

This agreement ceremony involves Pohang City cooperating with the Korea Electric Power Corporation Daegu Headquarters to ensure the success of the underground power line project as part of the Heunghae Special Regeneration Project.

The project was finally selected in last year's underground power line project contest and is being promoted with support from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, with a total project cost of 3.94 billion KRW. The underground section covers the area from Heunghae Elementary School to Heunghae Rotary.

Section 1 is the area around Heunghae Market, which has the largest floating population and a concentration of commercial facilities in the region, and is the site of the 'Cultural Festival Street Creation Project.' It is expected to improve urban aesthetics and residential conditions.

Section 2 is the former Daesung Apartment area. As part of the Heunghae Special Regeneration Project, the construction of the largest anchor facility, the 'Happy City Harmony Platform,' is planned to revitalize the area and improve residents' quality of life.

Lee Kang-deok, Mayor of Pohang, said, “This agreement is expected to successfully carry out the underground power line project in Heunghae-eup, the area most affected by the Pohang earthquake, improving urban aesthetics and residential conditions, and becoming a driving force for revitalizing the local economy.”

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