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KCCI Energy Saving Campaign
Sharing Practical Guidelines with 200,000 Member Companies

Amid an unprecedented heatwave forecast due to early seasonal heat, the business community has launched efforts to practice energy saving.

The Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) announced on the 25th that it will conduct an energy-saving campaign for summer energy reduction together with 73 chambers of commerce nationwide.

KCCI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea Energy Agency, has prepared “Energy Saving Practice Guidelines” that companies and workers can easily implement in offices and industrial sites.

The office guidelines include daily actionable rules such as ▲efficient cooling ▲turning off daytime lighting ▲using computer power-saving modes. The industrial guidelines consist of items that can be implemented without significant costs, such as ▲avoiding peak hours ▲reducing equipment idling ▲replacing lighting with LED lights.

A KCCI official explained, “Energy can be saved simply by following easy behavioral rules and replacing lighting. For example, replacing 30 fluorescent lights in a 100-pyeong factory with LEDs requires an investment of about 300,000 KRW but can save approximately 20,000 KRW per month on electricity bills for five years, totaling about 1.2 million KRW.”

KCCI will produce promotional materials containing the energy-saving practice guidelines and distribute them to 200,000 member companies through the nationwide chamber of commerce network. Official letters will be sent to major member companies requesting participation in the campaign, and promotional posters will be posted at key business hubs nationwide, including chamber of commerce buildings, industrial complexes, and shared offices. Various online promotions will also be conducted, including banners on the websites of 73 chambers of commerce and related organizations, email newsletters, and SNS announcements.

Jung Beom-sik, head of the KCCI Member Support Team, emphasized, “South Korea is an energy-importing country with a 93% dependence on imported energy sources, so saving energy is both discovering new energy sources and improving the trade balance.” He added, “As unprecedented heat is expected, we hope the business community will actively participate in the energy-saving campaign to ensure there are no difficulties in energy supply.”

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