'120 Trillion' Won Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Industrial Water Supply Project to Start Construction Within the Year

Yongin Semiconductor Cluster Industrial Water Plan Layout

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The water supply project for the semiconductor cluster in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, has gained momentum.

Yongin City announced on the 22nd that it will complete the licensing procedures for the water supply facilities of the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster by the end of this month and begin construction within the year.

The industrial water for the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster will be drawn from the Namhangang Yeoju Weir in Yeoju City and supplied through a 36.9 km pipeline (1500 mm) passing through Icheon City, with a daily average supply of 265,000 tons (first phase).

Although the project had faced setbacks due to demands for win-win measures from Yeoju City, the water intake area, the issue was resolved with the signing of a win-win agreement on the 21st among related organizations including SK Hynix, Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH), and Yeoju City.

The city plans to proceed with consultations with Yeoju City this month for the installation of water supply facilities and expects to start construction next month after completing the licensing procedures.

With the resolution of the water supply issue, the city will have all the essential infrastructure such as water and electricity necessary for operating the semiconductor fabs in the first half of 2027.

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin, emphasized, "In the 8th term of the elected government, we are promoting a world-class L-shaped semiconductor belt connecting Yongin Platform City in Giheung, Samsung Electronics, and the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster in Cheoin," adding, "We will spare no administrative support to ensure that the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, which will play a key role, is established without any setbacks."

The Yongin Semiconductor Cluster is a large-scale project where the project implementer, Yongin General Industrial Complex Co., Ltd., is developing a site of approximately 4.15 million square meters in Wonsam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, and SK Hynix is investing 120 trillion won to build a total of four semiconductor fabs (production lines).

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