Gyeonggi-do Provides 111.7 Billion KRW Support for Low-Emission Measures on Old Diesel Vehicles and Construction Equipment

Gyeonggi Province will provide subsidies for early scrapping of non-road construction machinery such as excavators starting this year. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will invest 111.7 billion KRW this year to implement low-emission measures for 32,511 old diesel vehicles and construction machinery. Starting this year, early retirement subsidies will also be provided for 4th-grade old diesel vehicles without particulate reduction devices, as well as non-road construction machinery such as forklifts and excavators.

The province announced on the 13th that it will invest 111.7 billion KRW to carry out low-emission device installation projects for a total of 32,511 units this year, including ▲ 28,273 early retirements of old diesel vehicles ▲ 1,212 installations of emission reduction devices ▲ 13 installations of simultaneous particulate matter and nitrogen oxide reduction devices (PM-NOx) ▲ 811 LPG cargo conversions ▲ 1,873 early retirements of old construction machinery ▲ 329 engine replacements and emission reduction device installations for old construction machinery.

Owners of 4th and 5th-grade diesel vehicles or old construction machinery who wish to receive low-emission support can apply by visiting the vehicle emission grade system website.

For detailed information such as subsidy support when purchasing a new vehicle, applicants can contact the environmental department of the city or county where the vehicle is registered, the Gyeonggi Province call center (031-120), or the Korea Automobile Environment Association (early retirement 1577-7121, emission reduction device installation 1544-0907) for guidance.

Additionally, the province decided not to impose fines on vehicles without emission reduction devices that were caught violating the driving restrictions during the 4th seasonal fine dust management period (December 2022 to March 2023) if they are owned by small business owners, basic livelihood security recipients, or lower-income groups. However, fines will be imposed for violations during the 5th seasonal fine dust management period starting in December this year.

Kim Dong-sung, head of the Fine Dust Countermeasures Division of the province, urged, "Since budget support for low-emission non-compliant vehicles subject to driving restrictions may gradually decrease in the future, please participate promptly in the low-emission support projects."

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