Gwangju City Selected for Renewable Energy Convergence Public Project for 7 Consecutive Years

Mayor Bang Se-hwan: "We Will Strive to Expand Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development Goals"

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 8th that it has been selected for the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's public project, the ‘2025 New and Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project,’ for the seventh consecutive year, securing 1 billion KRW in national funding.

Gwangju City has been selected for the seventh consecutive year in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's public project, the "2025 Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project." The photo shows a solar power facility. Provided by Gyeonggi Gwangju City. Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City.

Since 2019, the city has participated in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s convergence support project to promote the spread of new and renewable energy. To date, it has secured 9.6 billion KRW in national funds and installed 12,216 kW of new and renewable energy generation facilities in 1,173 houses and buildings within the jurisdiction. This year, the city completed the installation of 1,580 kW of generation facilities at 123 sites as part of an advanced project targeting Chowol-eup.

In particular, the city was selected with an A (highest) grade among 155 consortia participating in the public project for its commitment to spreading new and renewable energy for energy self-sufficiency, efficient management of existing facilities through a spatial information system, project completion rate for the current year, and the highest geothermal energy distribution in the metropolitan area. The national subsidy rate is also the highest among consortia at 40%.

This public project, with a total budget of 2.48 billion KRW, will support the installation of 1,285 kW of new and renewable energy generation facilities at 143 houses and buildings in Namhansanseong-myeon and Opo 1 and 2-dong (85 solar power, 52 geothermal, 6 solar thermal). It is expected to contribute to the practical reduction of residents’ energy costs and to improving citizens’ awareness of new and renewable energy.

Mayor Bang Se-hwan stated, “Many lives were lost due to global climate anomalies, and we could only watch helplessly. The use of new and renewable energy is a practical action to reduce fossil fuel use and overcome global warming caused by greenhouse gases. Gwangju City will adopt this as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and continue efforts to expand new and renewable energy.”

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