Gyeongbuk Governor Lee Cheolwoo Receives Highest Honor 'Khangaard Medal' in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

On the 29th, North Gyeongsang Province held discussions with Mongolian government officials who visited to promote a new business combining solar power and ESS on idle land in the outskirts and local cities of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Four representatives visited North Gyeongsang Province for the consultations: Mandkhai Mendbayar, a member of the Mongolian parliament; Bendari Dagva-Ochir, a professor at the National University of Mongolia; Bayandelger Miyagmasuren, Secretary General of the Urban and Rural Development Committee; and Bilgun Cherendorj, an NGO official.

Mandkhai Mendbayar, member of the Mongolian People's Party (left), is taking a commemorative photo after presenting a medal to Yang Geumhee, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongbuk Province. Deputy Governor Yang received the medal on behalf of Lee Cheolwoo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, who was on an overseas business trip that day.

The Mongolian delegation is visiting solar power, thermal manufacturing and installation companies in the North Gyeongsang region from the 27th to the 31st, touring solar+ESS power plants and energy-related agencies, and discussing the discovery and cooperation of overseas energy businesses between North Gyeongsang Province and Ulaanbaatar.

On the 29th, the Mongolian delegation awarded the “Khangaard Medal,” the highest honor of Ulaanbaatar, to Lee Cheolwoo, Governor of North Gyeongsang Province, in recognition of his contributions to fostering friendly cooperation and exchanges between North Gyeongsang and Ulaanbaatar. At the ceremony, Vice Governor for Economic Affairs Yang Geumhee accepted the medal on his behalf.

Vice Governor Yang Geumhee said, “Since establishing friendly cooperation with Ulaanbaatar in 2007, we have had extensive exchanges and cooperation in many fields, including agriculture, urban development, and healthcare. In particular, the ongoing energy technology training for Ulaanbaatar city officials has led to this honorable award, and I am deeply grateful.”

North Gyeongsang Province signed an energy sector cooperation agreement with Ulaanbaatar in May 2018, completed a joint demonstration project for an energy storage system (ESS) integration system (300 million KRW, seven households in Ulaanbaatar) with local companies, and is currently promoting a government-funded independent microgrid operation and demonstration project (3.1 billion KRW).

In particular, North Gyeongsang Province plans to actively promote eco-friendly energy projects utilizing international carbon emissions trading, and will discuss various new business opportunities combining solar power and ESS on idle land in the outskirts and local cities of Ulaanbaatar with the visiting delegation.

Through these efforts, North Gyeongsang Province expects to lay the foundation for local solar companies to expand overseas and to secure a competitive edge in the global carbon emissions market.

Kim Byunggon, Director of the Energy Industry Division of North Gyeongsang Province, said, “We will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation so that companies can easily enter overseas northern markets such as Mongolia and Uzbekistan through broad-based activities and support for local economic diplomacy,” and added, “We will further expand energy industry exchanges and cooperation between the two regions to promote global carbon neutrality.”

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