Gas Safety Corporation to Establish Hydrogen Gas Safety Hub Center by 2026

Chungbuk Province and Cheongju City Sign MOU

The Korea Gas Safety Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the 23rd with Chungbuk Province, Cheongju City, and the Hydrogen Convergence Alliance to establish the Hydrogen Gas Safety Hub Center (tentative name), which will lead the expansion of the hydrogen economy and hydrogen industry infrastructure.

The Hydrogen Gas Safety Hub Center is planned to be constructed in the Bongsan-ri area of Osong-eup, Cheongju City, Chungbuk Province (near Osong KTX Station), with the goal of full operation in the second half of 2026. The Corporation will invest professional personnel and budget to ensure stable progress of the center's construction and smooth operation after completion. Chungcheongbuk-do and Cheongju City will be responsible for administrative support such as construction cost assistance and permits, while the Hydrogen Convergence Alliance will promote hydrogen industry development projects linked with the hub center, including hosting hydrogen-related events and training specialized personnel to activate the hub center's operations.

Park Kyung-guk, President of the Korea Gas Safety Corporation, stated, "As the dedicated hydrogen safety agency, the Corporation will make the hub center a vanguard driving the growth of the hydrogen economy in both government and private sectors," adding, "We will continuously expand the roles and functions of the hub center and do our utmost to discover projects that can contribute to revitalizing the hydrogen industry."

Park Kyung-guk, President of the Korea Gas Safety Corporation (second from the right), is taking a commemorative photo after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the establishment of the Hydrogen Gas Safety Hub Center on the 23rd.

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