Naju-si Discusses Phase 2 Development Plan for the 'Energy Capital' and More

Industry-Academia-Government Experts Hold 'Energy Policy Advisory Committee' Meeting
"Exploring Measures to Create a Sustainable Energy Ecosystem"

On the 26th, Naju City in Jeollanam-do held the "2nd Naju City RE100 Energy Policy Advisory Committee" to discuss current issues in energy policy.

According to the city on the 28th, the Energy Policy Advisory Committee was launched in December 2022 to provide advice on Naju City's overall energy policies in line with the global energy paradigm shift and government energy policy directions such as RE100.

Naju City recently held the 2nd Naju City RE100 Energy Policy Advisory Committee meeting to discuss current issues in energy policy. Photo by Naju City

Moon Seung-il, Director of the Korea Energy Engineering University Research Institute, serves as the chairman, with 17 experts from industry, academia, research, and government in the energy sector acting as committee members.

At the meeting, they addressed improvements and issues related to the establishment of the second phase of the Naju Energy Capital plan, the Naju Global Energy Forum 2025, and the creation of a sustainable energy ecosystem.

Chairman Moon assessed that Korea Electric Power Corporation conveyed the direction of the direct current industry through this year's BIXPO and emphasized Naju City's role in leading related fields such as medium-voltage direct current (MVDC). He also explained that the global trend of distributed energy may not conflict with the energy policies of the second Trump administration in the United States and requested discussions on roles that should be promoted under Naju City's leadership.

The committee called for the second phase of the Energy Capital development plan to focus on the direct current industry, the creation of an energy ecosystem centered on distributed energy, strengthening software capabilities linked to national policy research and development (R&D), and discovering energy policies with high citizen awareness. They also proposed proactive responses to changes brought by leading a 35kV-centered medium-voltage direct current ecosystem and differentiated electricity rates and wholesale power price variations.

Regarding the Naju Global Energy Forum 2025, which was successfully held for the first time and is planned for next year, in-depth suggestions were made on active participation by academic societies, students, and citizens, spreading consensus, and ways to contribute to the local economy.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, "This was an opportunity to discuss how to inherit and supplement Naju City's past achievements in the new energy industry amid ongoing global energy transition trends and concerns about changes in energy policies under the second Trump administration in the United States. Based on the committee's proposals, we will lead the distributed energy and direct current industry sectors and devise plans to revitalize the economy and create a sustainable energy ecosystem."

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