Gwangju Nam-gu Selected for Renewable Energy Convergence Contest 6 Consecutive Times

Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, has been selected for the government-led 'Renewable Energy Convergence Support Contest' for six consecutive years and will expand the distribution of solar power and solar thermal facilities in houses and buildings within the district next year.

On the 23rd, Nam-gu announced, "Nam-gu has been selected as the project target area in the '2024 Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project Contest' conducted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy," adding, "Next year, we will invest 2.2 billion KRW to promote a convergence project supporting solar power and solar thermal facilities in houses and buildings within the district."

The areas where renewable energy facilities will be distributed next year include Wolsan 4-dong, Wolsan 5-dong, Juwol 1-dong, Juwol 2-dong, Jinwol-dong, Hyodeok-dong, Songam-dong, and Daechon-dong, totaling eight locations.

In these areas, solar power and solar thermal facilities are expected to be installed in 250 houses, commercial buildings, and other buildings, and 11 other locations respectively.

Being selected for the Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project Contest for six consecutive years is accelerating the establishment of an energy self-sufficient city for carbon neutrality.

In particular, Nam-gu is installing one power plant per household in houses and commercial buildings within the district, aiming to achieve an energy self-sufficiency rate of 50% by 2030, and is accelerating the construction of an energy transition city while expanding the proportion of renewable energy generation in urban areas.

To this end, Nam-gu began distributing solar power facilities to 133 houses and other locations in the Daechon-dong area in 2019, and completed the distribution of renewable energy facilities to 275 locations in Daechon-dong, Songam-dong, and Hyodeok-dong in 2020.

In 2021, the project area was expanded from rural areas to the old downtown, supporting related facilities in 565 houses and buildings in Daechon-dong, Songam-dong, Hyodeok-dong, Juwol-dong, Wolsan 4-dong, and Wolsan 5-dong. In 2022, the distribution of solar thermal and solar power facilities was completed in 471 locations in Sajik-dong, Yangnim-dong, Wolsan-dong, and Baegun-dong.

This year, the Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project is being promoted in 231 houses and other locations in Bangnim-dong and Bongseon-dong.

A Nam-gu official said, "By systematically distributing two types of solar power and solar thermal facilities in houses and buildings within the district, we will firmly establish the foundation of an energy self-sufficient city and increase the proportion of renewable energy generation to achieve a transition to a carbon-neutral society."

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