Hydrogen Refueling Stations to Operate Normally from the 29th... Faulty Equipment Scheduled for Repair Completion by Mid-Next Month

The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 28th that "23 hydrogen charging stations with reduced operating hours are scheduled to resume normal operations from the 29th."

According to the ministry, earlier this month, two out of three hydrogen production facilities at Hyundai Steel in Dangjin, Chungnam, broke down, causing a hydrogen shortage mainly at hydrogen charging stations in the Seoul metropolitan area and central regions. However, additional supplies secured from other production facilities have been supplied to hydrogen charging stations since the 25th, improving the hydrogen supply situation.

For the 23 hydrogen charging stations with reduced operating hours, the operators plan to resume normal operations from the 29th. Hyundai Steel in Dangjin will shorten the equipment repair period as much as possible and aims to complete it by mid-December.

On the 24th, the ministry held an inspection meeting regarding the hydrogen supply situation at charging stations in the central region, checking the hydrogen supply status and seeking countermeasures together with hydrogen producers, suppliers, charging station operators, and local governments. First, the government requested cooperation from hydrogen suppliers to supply surplus quantities from other normally operating hydrogen production facilities to charging stations experiencing unstable hydrogen supply, along with the early deployment of regular inspection equipment. Additionally, until the supply normalizes, an emergency inspection system was established with industry, related organizations, and local governments to strengthen monitoring.

National Assembly Hydrogen Charging Station. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

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