Hapcheon Pumped Storage Power Plant Promotion Team Visits Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Headquarters

Submission of Application for Hosting Reflecting the Wishes of Residents and Citizens

Hapcheon County in Gyeongnam announced on the 3rd that Kim Yoon-cheol, Hapcheon County Governor and co-chairman of the Hapcheon Dumusan Pumped Storage Power Plant Attraction Promotion Committee, along with Cho Samsul, Chairman of the Hapcheon County Council, visited the headquarters of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power in Gyeongju to submit the application for attracting the pumped storage power plant.

In addition to the application, the county submitted all the progress documents including the county council's consent proposal, business support plan, attraction petition, and press releases.

Dumusan in Myosan-myeon, the planned site for the Hapcheon pumped storage power plant, has steep slopes and deep valleys, making it a high-head area suitable for creating a large-scale reservoir capacity while minimizing the length of waterways, thereby shortening the project duration and reducing costs.

The Hapcheon Pumped Storage Power Plant Promotion Team is visiting the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Gyeongju headquarters to submit the application for the power plant site selection.

Furthermore, the site, composed of rocky terrain, is highly suitable for excavating large tunnels and arranging underground spaces for power generation facilities. It is also evaluated as the optimal location for a pumped storage power plant due to its easy connection to adjacent transmission lines.

Last year, the county confirmed the candidate site through several residents' briefings and a residents' vote. Since the inauguration ceremony of the attraction promotion committee on the 12th, residents have voluntarily participated in all promotional activities throughout Hapcheon County, including street campaigns.

Governor Kim said, “We will make good use of this large-scale national project of constructing a pumped storage power plant to address the serious population issues currently facing Hapcheon County and revitalize the stagnant local economy, thereby promoting regional development in a groundbreaking way.” He added, “I sincerely hope that the earnest wishes of our residents and local community will be fully conveyed to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, so that we can bring good news to our citizens.”

Chairman Cho expressed, “I deeply appreciate the efforts of Hapcheon County’s administration and residents, and I hope that the attraction of the pumped storage power plant to Hapcheon will lead to further development and prosperity of our community.”

A county official appealed, “We ask all citizens, institutions, social organizations, and expatriates who cherish Hapcheon to continue their unwavering interest and enthusiastic support until the attraction of the pumped storage power plant is confirmed in August.”

Meanwhile, the attraction activities, carried out with the understanding, cooperation, and support of all Hapcheon residents, are expected to have a significant positive impact on resident acceptance, leading to very favorable results.

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