Hamyang-gun Supports 50% of Increased Electricity Charges for Agricultural Use

Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is accepting applications for the "Agricultural Electricity Rate Increase Support Project" at the eup and myeon offices until the 15th to alleviate the increased management cost burden on farms due to the rise in agricultural electricity rates.

Gyeongnam Hamyang County Office.

Agricultural electricity rates have been significantly increased three times since April last year. For agricultural electricity category Gap, the rate rose from 16.6 KRW per kWh to 32.3 KRW per kWh, an increase of 96.9%, and for category Eul, it increased from 34.2 KRW per kWh to 50.3 KRW per kWh, a 47.1% rise. This has sharply increased management costs for facilities horticulture farms such as tomato and strawberry farms, as well as livestock farms, causing many farms to face difficulties.

Accordingly, Hamyang-gun plans to support 12 KRW per kWh, which corresponds to 50% of the increased electricity usage cost, for farmers and agricultural corporations using agricultural electricity from January to March of this year.

However, farms with electricity usage under 60,000 KRW over three months, which are expected to receive minimal benefits, and amounts exceeding a total of 15 million KRW will be excluded from support.

An official from the county stated, "We hope this will help farms struggling due to the recent increase in agricultural electricity rates," and added, "We will thoroughly promote the project to ensure no eligible farmers are left out."

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