Gyeongbuk Province Supplies LPG Gas to 13,431 Households in Towns and Townships Over 5 Years

Existing Kerosene Boiler Usage

30% Reduction in Cooking and Heating Costs

Gyeongbuk Province will install liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline networks for 13,431 households in 22 eup and myeon areas across 14 cities and counties where city gas supply is difficult over the next five years starting next year.

This project is part of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s “Eup and Myeon Unit LPG Pipeline Network Construction Project,” which passed the preliminary feasibility study and is being promoted nationwide over the next five years with a total project cost of 512.9 billion KRW (256.4 billion KRW in national funds) for 75 eup and myeon areas. Gyeongbuk will receive the largest share nationwide, with 22 locations and a project cost of 143 billion KRW.

LPG supply facilities installed in each village.

The eup and myeon unit LPG pipeline network construction project being promoted this time targets eup and myeon areas with 150 to 1,000 households, following the existing county unit projects (1,000 to 8,000 households) and village unit projects (30 to 150 households), and will be implemented based on previous city and county demand surveys.

The LPG pipeline network construction project differs from the existing individual LPG supply method by using a collective supply system through LPG storage tanks and pipeline networks.

Compared to the existing method, it offers a 30 to 40% reduction in fuel costs, secures convenience comparable to city gas, and improves safety by preventing gas accidents.

An official from Gyeongbuk Province said, “Until now, city gas has only been supplied to city-level areas in Gyeongbuk, so residents living in eup and myeon areas have used kerosene boilers for heating and LPG gas cylinders for cooking. However, in areas where LPG pipeline networks are installed, cooking and heating will be possible with LPG gas, and fuel costs will be reduced by about 30% compared to before.”

Since 2014, Gyeongbuk Province has invested 37.2 billion KRW in two county unit projects and 72.8 billion KRW in 149 village unit projects, establishing LPG pipeline networks for about 14,000 households in the province.

This year, the province is also promoting the project targeting 2,348 households in 30 villages across 16 cities and counties with an investment of 27.4 billion KRW.

Jang Sang-gil, Director of the East Coast Strategic Industry Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “We expect this project to greatly help reduce fuel costs for local residents, improve convenience in gas use, and prevent gas accidents. Gyeongbuk Province will continue to strive to enhance residents’ energy welfare by expanding city gas and LPG pipeline networks.”

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