Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly Member Yoo Young-il "Proposal to Postpone Increase in Self-Payment for Renewable Energy Distribution... Province Accepts"

Young-il Yoo, Gyeonggi Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has postponed for one year its plan to increase the self-payment ratio for renewable energy distribution projects by 10%. Additionally, the detailed implementation plans and provincial subsidy rates for renewable energy distribution projects will be decided through review and resolution by the relevant committee.

On the 10th, Yoo Young-il, a member of the Gyeonggi Provincial Council's Urban Environment Committee (People Power Party, Anyang 5), announced that Gyeonggi Province has postponed for one year the plan to raise the self-payment ratio for renewable energy distribution projects in 2023 by 10 percentage points compared to 2022. Furthermore, the detailed implementation plans and provincial subsidy rates for renewable energy distribution projects will be determined through review and resolution by the 'Gyeonggi Province 2050 Carbon Neutral Green Growth Committee' in accordance with the 'Gyeonggi Province Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth Basic Ordinance.'

Earlier, in December last year, the provincial Environmental Bureau (now the Climate Environment and Energy Bureau) reported in a current affairs briefing that the 2023 main budget would consider renewable energy distribution projects such as ▲ the 100,000 Households Power Self-Reliance Project ▲ the creation of energy self-reliant villages and opportunity income villages ▲ mini solar power distribution support projects, and that the self-payment ratio for residents' renewable energy distribution projects would be raised from the current 20% to 30%.

In response, at the briefing, Councilor Yoo Young-il pointed out, "If the ratio that residents have to bear increases by 10 percentage points compared to the previous year, there is a concern that residents' participation will be discouraged," and added, "To achieve the original project goals, a thorough analysis of project demand must be prioritized first," urging the province to prepare alternatives.

Councilor Yoo emphasized, "In an era where global warming and climate change threaten human survival, carbon neutrality is not a choice but a necessity, and the energy transition to eco-friendly energy such as renewable energy is important," adding, "Various support systems must be established to encourage active and voluntary participation of residents to continuously expand the distribution of renewable energy."

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