'Energy Together' SK E&S... Free Boiler Replacement for Vulnerable Groups in Busan

Nationwide Expansion Plan

SK E&S is launching a support project with Busan City Gas to reduce heating costs for vulnerable groups and achieve carbon neutrality.

On the 15th, SK E&S and Busan City Gas held a ‘Happy Energy Partnership’ agreement ceremony with Busan Metropolitan City at the Busan City Gas headquarters in Suyeong-gu, Busan.

The two companies will support boiler aging pipe cleaning for a total of 118 households, including 502 energy-vulnerable households and 6 welfare facilities in Busan. For households requiring distributor and boiler replacement, they will provide free replacements.

Through this agreement, SK E&S and Busan City Gas will contribute a fund of 150 million KRW for cleaning aging boiler pipes. Busan Metropolitan City will be responsible for administrative support such as selecting vulnerable beneficiaries and promoting support procedures. SK E&S will utilize its own win-win cooperation fund. Since 2019, SK E&S has contributed funds to the Win-Win Cooperation Foundation, which has been used for various activities such as developing carbon reduction technologies like CCUS, supporting energy efficiency improvements for small and medium-sized enterprises, and fostering cooperation with local communities.

Busan City Gas announced that through the ‘Happy Energy Partnership’ campaign, heating costs can be saved by 33,000 KRW per household annually, and carbon emissions can be reduced by 80,600 kg per year (130 kg per household) due to increased boiler efficiency.

SK E&S, which owns 7 city gas companies in 8 regions nationwide, plans to expand support activities for energy-vulnerable groups nationwide and implement the project in the supply areas of Coway Energy Service and Jeonnam City Gas in the second half of the year. They are also promoting an aging exhaust duct improvement project with Yeongnam Energy Service (Pohang) and expanding support in connection with power generation subsidiaries such as Paju and Narae Energy Service.

Lee Jae-ho, Head of Management Support at Busan City Gas, said, “Cleaning aging boilers improves the energy efficiency of the households, which is expected to foster a positive consensus in the local community for practicing carbon neutrality,” adding, “As a leading energy company in the Busan area, we will make greater efforts to support energy welfare.”

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