Namyangju City Launches Hydrogen City Initiative... Supply Target Set for 2028
To Be Built in Wangsuk 2 District of the 3rd New Town...
Construction Scheduled to Begin in 2026
Mayor Joo Gwang-deok: "We Will Create an Eco-Friendly City at the Center of the Hydrogen Economy in the Northeastern Metropolitan Area"
Gyeonggi Namyangju City (Mayor Joo Gwang-deok) announced on the 17th that it will actively promote the hydrogen city development project to realize a clean city by reducing greenhouse gases in the new year of Eulsa.
Last January, LH signed a consignment agreement for the hydrogen city development project. Photo by Namyangju City
View original imageThe Namyangju hydrogen city aims to produce eco-friendly hydrogen energy based on resource circulation by utilizing biogas generated from organic waste, and to create a hydrogen economy zone where citizens can experience the use of hydrogen energy.
Namyangju City plans to establish a basic plan for hydrogen production and supply facility construction by 2025 and issue a turnkey bid, with construction starting in 2026 and targeting hydrogen production and supply by 2028.
In particular, the city plans to separately establish safety management regulations to comply with facility and technical standards when establishing the basic plan, ensuring the safety of maintenance and management of hydrogen production and supply facilities so that citizens can trust and use hydrogen energy.
Earlier, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport selected Wangsuk 2 District as the first hydrogen city of the 3rd new town in September 2022. Namyangju City signed a consignment agreement with Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) in January 2024 for the Namyangju hydrogen city development project.
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Mayor Joo Gwang-deok said, “Namyangju City will prioritize securing citizens’ safety and actively discover differentiated climate crisis response policies to create an eco-friendly city at the center of the hydrogen economy in the northeastern metropolitan area, free from fine dust and greenhouse gas emissions, which citizens can directly experience.”
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