This Year, Christmas Tree and Decorative Lights All OFF... Korea National Oil Corporation Starts 'Energy Diet 10' with Indoor Temperature Below 17°C

The thermometer in the Korea National Oil Corporation office shows 16.8 degrees Celsius.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Decorative lighting and Christmas trees have all been turned off. The "energy public corporation" has embarked on a winter energy-saving "diet."

Korea National Oil Corporation (President Kim Dong-seop) announced on the 15th that it has joined the government's "Energy Diet 10" campaign to reduce winter energy consumption by 10%.

With the prolonged Ukraine war causing international energy prices to rise, European countries are struggling, and South Korea, which relies heavily on imports for major energy sources such as oil and gas, is particularly sensitive to efforts to reduce winter energy consumption.

The Oil Corporation is actively implementing methods suggested by employees to reduce energy consumption through small daily attentions.

Noting the minimal use of the office building by employees at night during winter, the corporation extended the complete lights-out time by one hour, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Additionally, to save heating energy, hot water use in the weekday gym shower rooms is restricted to on-duty staff and field workers only when necessary.

On holidays when employee and citizen use is low, the corporation completely turns off lights on two basement floors and maximizes the use of natural external light. All exterior lighting fixtures for building aesthetics have been stopped, and the annual Christmas tree lighting will not be held.

However, for outdoor parking lots and other citizen-accessible facilities, minimal nighttime lighting around entrances is maintained to ensure user safety.

The corporation maintains indoor heating temperatures below 17 degrees Celsius throughout the building and encourages employees to stop using personal heating devices and to adopt alternative cold-weather measures such as wearing thermal underwear. Individual support, such as providing blankets, is also given to employees requiring protection, including pregnant women.

Cho Seong-sang, General Affairs Director of Korea National Oil Corporation, said, "It is natural for members of an energy public corporation to actively participate in national energy-saving efforts," adding, "We will actively promote Energy Diet 10 with the participation of our employees, analyze the results, and prepare additional measures if necessary."

Korea National Oil Corporation.

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