Gwangyang City Outlines Plans for Hydrogen City Development Project

Held Master Plan Service Report Meeting for Hydrogen City Development Project

Established Master Plan Including Mid- to Long-Term Promotion Plans

Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 1st that it held a kickoff meeting for the "Gwangyang Hydrogen City Development Project Master Plan Service" to create a sustainable future food industry hydrogen city.

The kickoff meeting was attended by about 20 people, including Gwangyang Mayor Jeong In-hwa, members of the Gwangyang Hydrogen Industry Promotion Committee, officials from Jeollanam-do and Gwangyang City, and proceeded with a report on the service plan and a Q&A session.

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Gwangyang City was selected in November 2022 for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's hydrogen city development project, as it has the optimal environment for new industry locations such as Gwangyang Port, Gwangyang Steelworks, and nearby national industrial complexes.

The city plans to invest a total project cost of 40 billion KRW, including 20 billion KRW in national funds, in the Gwangyang hydrogen city development project by 2026 to promote ▲infrastructure construction such as hydrogen pipelines ▲introduction of hydrogen fuel cell power generation facilities for buildings ▲distribution projects for hydrogen buses and hydrogen cleaning vehicles ▲construction of an integrated control center and hydrogen promotion center.

Hydrogen Knowledge Group (CEO Jang Seong-hyeok), the main contractor of the master plan service, revealed the service promotion plan in detail during the kickoff report and stated, "We will thoroughly investigate the cases of the first-phase hydrogen pilot cities (Ulsan, Jeonju-Wanju, Ansan), which have previously promoted hydrogen city development projects ahead of Gwangyang City, to establish a solid business plan."

Additionally, they announced "the mid- to long-term hydrogen city development project promotion plan for Gwangyang City over the next 10 years."

Mayor Jeong In-hwa of Gwangyang City said, "We are steadily taking steps by enacting ordinances for the promotion and support of the hydrogen industry and forming advisory groups to foster hydrogen city development and industry growth. Our goal is to build a livable Gwangyang where citizens and businesses are happy by not only establishing hydrogen supply infrastructure but also activating the hydrogen industry to create quality jobs and revitalize the local economy."

He added, "I ask citizens and businesses to take great interest and affection in this hydrogen city development project from that perspective."

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik hss79@asiae.co.kr

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