Minister of Land, Governor of Gyeongbuk, Uljin County Mayor, and LH Sign Win-Win Cooperation Agreement for National Industrial Complex

County Governor Son Byung-bok Proposes Direct Supply of Nuclear Power to Uljin Industrial Complex Companies

On the 26th, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, held a signing ceremony for a win-win cooperation agreement for the successful establishment of national industrial complexes in the Gyeongbuk region at the Andong Culture and Arts Center. The event was attended by Won Hee-ryong, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, Son Byung-bok, Mayor of Uljin-gun, Joo Nak-young, Mayor of Gyeongju City, Kwon Ki-chang, Mayor of Andong City, as well as Lee Han-jun, President of LH, and Lee Jae-hyuk, President of Gyeongbuk Development Corporation.

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport - Governor of Gyeongbuk Province - Uljin County Mayor (right) - LH and others sign a win-win cooperation agreement for the national industrial complex.

During the meeting, discussions were held on development plans that leverage the strengths and characteristics of the region to ensure the successful establishment of new national industrial complexes in the three Gyeongbuk locations (Uljin, Gyeongju, Andong) confirmed as candidate sites on March 15. The meeting also addressed land and transportation issues to revitalize the Gyeongbuk region. After the meeting, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Gyeongbuk Province, Uljin-gun, Gyeongju City, Andong City, and the national industrial complex implementers LH Corporation and Gyeongbuk Development Corporation signed a win-win cooperation agreement to successfully promote the national industrial complexes in the Gyeongbuk region.

At the issue meeting, Minister Won Hee-ryong of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated, “The President has instructed us to push the project forward at full speed to achieve concrete results within this administration and to attract solid businesses through cooperation between the government and local governments as one team.” He added, “We will work together with local governments and implementers such as LH and Gyeongbuk Development Corporation to ensure that the three selected national industrial complexes in Gyeongbuk contribute to a new leap forward for Gyeongbuk and balanced development of the Republic of Korea.”

Mayor Son Byung-bok said, “If clean hydrogen is produced cheaply and in large quantities using nuclear power plants, it will not only reduce manufacturing costs for industries that require clean hydrogen but also protect and foster key industries in the carbon-neutral era through additional effects such as carbon tax reductions, thereby strengthening national competitiveness.” He strongly requested Minister Won Hee-ryong to improve the system by revising the Enforcement Decree of the Electricity Business Act to allow nuclear power-generated electricity to be supplied to hydrogen production companies within the Uljin national industrial complex. Minister Won responded that he would actively consider this at the government-wide level.

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