Gwangju Nam-gu Selected for 'Renewable Energy' Public Contest Project for 5 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is set to invest 2.2 billion KRW next year to distribute solar power and solar thermal power generation facilities in the Bangnim-dong and Bongseon-dong areas as part of its efforts to create an energy self-sufficient city.

On the 12th, Nam-gu announced, "We have been selected for the '2023 New Renewable Energy Distribution Public Project' hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and plan to support hybrid facilities in single-family and multi-family housing in Bangnim 1·2-dong and Bongseon 1·2-dong with the allocated project budget."

This is the fifth time since 2019 that Nam-gu has been selected in the new renewable energy hybrid support public project category.

So far, Nam-gu has invested 10.5 billion KRW in the Daechon-dong, Songam-dong, Hyodeok-dong, Wolsan 4·5-dong, Juwol 1·2-dong, Yangnim-dong, Sajik-dong, Wolsan-dong, and Baegun 1·2-dong areas to promote the "One Household, One Power Plant" project by distributing solar power and solar thermal energy.

Following this year's selection in the public project, construction of new renewable energy hybrid-related facilities is expected to begin in earnest next year in single-family homes and idle sites in Bangnim 1·2-dong and Bongseon 1·2-dong.

First, 3 kW-class solar power facilities will be installed in 231 locations including single-family homes in Bangnim 1-dong, Bangnim 2-dong, Bongseon 1-dong, and Bongseon 2-dong.

Additionally, an 87 kW-class solar power facility will be distributed to the Jeil Punggyeongchae apartment complex in Bongseon 2-dong, marking the first case in the Gwangju area of installing shared solar power in multi-family housing after occupancy.

For homes using 3 kW-class solar power generation facilities, it is estimated that electricity bills can be reduced by 70 to 100% per month.

Moreover, 35 locations in the Bangnim and Bongseon areas will have hot water supply facilities installed using solar thermal energy, expected to reduce energy costs such as city gas by about 40%.

A Nam-gu official stated, "With the goal of achieving a 50% renewable energy self-sufficiency rate in the district by 2030, we are actively promoting support for solar power and solar thermal facilities throughout the district through annual plans. As a leading city in the renewable energy industry, we will surely realize an energy transition city."

Meanwhile, since this year, Nam-gu has been promoting the "Microgrid Demonstration Technology Development" project, which develops an open power platform connected to distributed power sources in Sinhyocheon Village, the nation's first energy self-sufficient village, enabling village-level small-scale self-generation and power usage.

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