Pohang City to Greatly Expand 'Eco-friendly Energy Zero-emission Vehicle Charging Infrastructure' Leading Carbon Neutrality

Ministry of Environment and Korea Automobile Environment Association Selected for 'Regional Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Brand Project' Contest

'Charging Infrastructure Linked to Battery Leading City Development', 'Eco-Friendly EV Charging Serv

Pohang City Significantly Expands Eco-Friendly Energy and Zero-Emission Vehicle Charging Infrastructure to Lead Carbon Neutrality.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk, recently participated in the joint project of the Ministry of Environment (Korea Automobile Environment Association) for the ‘This Year’s Regional Zero-Emission Vehicle Transition Brand Project (Phase 2)’ and was finally selected for the support project.

In this contest, Pohang City had two tasks selected, with a total project cost of 2.98 billion KRW (1.32 billion KRW national subsidy, 1.66 billion KRW private sector), installing 118 fast and slow electric vehicle charging infrastructures at 32 locations including the public institution Pohang Knowledge Industry Center, which is expected to dramatically improve Pohang City's electric charging conditions.

Based on the amendment to the Act on the Development and Promotion of Environmentally Friendly Automobiles (January 28, 2022), the city prioritized public buildings and public-use facilities, which are the target facilities for charging station installation, and a total of two project tasks were finally selected.

The ‘Pohang Battery Leading City Linked Charging Infrastructure Construction’ project is carried out targeting public institutions such as the Pohang Knowledge Industry Center with Daeyoung Chaebi, a fast electric vehicle charging facility subsidy operator, and the ‘Pohang Industrial Complex Grand Renovation Eco-friendly EV Charging Service Construction’ is conducted targeting public-use facilities such as Handong University and private facilities in industrial complex hubs with PM Grow and Red ENG, slow electric vehicle charging facility subsidy operators.

From September, the city, facility managers, and subsidy operators will conduct on-site surveys of 32 public and private facilities, and from as early as October, fast and slow chargers will be installed at each facility, with completion planned by December. The constructed charging facilities will be mandatorily operated and managed for five years by subsidy operators such as the specialized company Daeyoung Chaebi.

Mayor Kangdeok Lee explained, “With the selection for this zero-emission vehicle transition branding project, we have attracted private investment and discovered future new industries responding to Pohang City's carbon neutrality, eco-friendly energy infrastructure such as electricity and hydrogen, future vehicles, and climate change, changing the environmental welfare paradigm preparing for the 22nd-century climate environment era. Additionally, we achieved various outcomes such as building about 3 billion KRW worth of future climate energy infrastructure and budget savings.”

He added, “From charger installation to operation and management, private charging operators will carry out the project in a one-stop manner, which will greatly help citizens’ use of electric vehicles.”

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