Residents of Yeongyang County Unite in Support of Hosting the Pumped Storage Power Plant

The residents of Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk, have united in their support for attracting a pumped-storage power plant.

The residents of Yeongyang County united in one heart to participate in attracting the pumped-storage power plant.

After the government announced the 10th Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand in January, revealing that the Yonghwa-ri area in Ilwol-myeon, Yeongyang-gun, was selected as a preliminary candidate site for a new pumped-storage power plant, the residents of Yeongyang-gun have been fully committed and actively participating in efforts to attract the power plant.

Yeongyang-gun is the optimal location for constructing a pumped-storage power plant in every aspect, including appropriate elevation differences and contributions to regional balanced development. In particular, the outstanding acceptance by residents is the greatest advantage.

The pumped-storage power plant the county aims to attract is a project with a capacity of 1000 MW and a total project cost of 2 trillion won, to be constructed over 14 years. Once the construction of the power plant is confirmed, more than 93.6 billion won worth of local support projects will be implemented from the date of approval notification through the 60-year operation period, including fostering local talent, social welfare projects, and support for regional cultural events.

Accordingly, a “Pan-County Citizens’ Committee for Attracting the Pumped-Storage Power Plant to Yeongyang-gun” was formed, consisting of nine major private social organizations such as town and township committees, senior citizens’ associations, and sports councils. Centered on this committee, resolution rallies were held sequentially starting from Ipam-myeon on the 3rd, followed by Yeongyang-eup, Seokbo-myeon, Ilwol-myeon, and Cheonggi-myeon, accelerating the activities to attract the pumped-storage power plant.

Additionally, on the first day of the Yeongyang Wild Vegetable Festival held from May 11 to 14, Governor Lee Cheol-woo of Gyeongbuk Province and National Assembly member Park Hyung-soo participated in the pan-citizen resolution rally, pledging strong support for Yeongyang-gun’s efforts to attract the pumped-storage power plant.

During the festival, a pan-citizen signature campaign was also conducted simultaneously, spreading enthusiasm for attracting the pumped-storage power plant not only among Yeongyang residents but also tourists and hometown association members who have great interest in Yeongyang-gun.

The selection of Yeongyang-gun as the top preliminary candidate site for the pumped-storage power plant was highly influenced by the voluntary participation and activities of the residents, and the current active response from Yeongyang residents is expected to have a positive impact on the evaluation.

Yang Bong-cheol, Standing Chairman of the Attraction Committee, said, “Due to the accelerating local extinction, there is a sense of crisis that the lifelong home we have enjoyed may disappear. Because of this, the residents earnestly desire the attraction of the pumped-storage power plant more than anyone else. The Attraction Committee will do its best to unite the sincere hearts of the residents and successfully attract the pumped-storage power plant.”

In response, County Governor Oh Do-chang said, “Yeongyang-gun is an area with optimal conditions for constructing a pumped-storage power plant. Attracting the power plant is a heaven-sent opportunity to overcome local extinction through revitalizing the local economy, increasing the population, and boosting tourism. I ask all residents to join forces and not miss this chance.”

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