Chuncheon City Benchmarks Future of Soyang River Dam at Swiss Dam

Visit to Europe's Largest Hydroelectric Dam:
Reviewing Strategies for Decentralized Power and Tourism Resource Development
Building an Eco-Friendly Model by Integrating with the Soyang River Dam Tourism Infrastructure Project
Exploring RE100 Solutions through a Case Balancing Tourism, Transportation, and the Environment

Chuncheon City in Gangwon Province has benchmarked an operational model that combines renewable energy and tourism at the Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland.

Yook Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, and the Chuncheon city delegation visited the Grande Dixence Dam located in Valais, Switzerland, on the 21st local time to closely review strategies for decentralized power production and tourism resource development. Photo by Chuncheon City

Yook Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, and the Chuncheon city delegation visited the Grande Dixence Dam located in Valais, Switzerland, on the 21st local time to closely review strategies for decentralized power production and tourism resource development.

The Grande Dixence Dam is the seventh highest dam in the world and the largest hydroelectric dam in Europe. Utilizing glacial water from the Alps, it generates approximately 2,000 GWh of electricity annually, which is enough to power about 400,000 households. It is considered a key facility, accounting for 20% of Switzerland's total electricity supply. In addition to energy production, the dam also offers tourism activities such as interior tours, cable cars, hiking trails, and zip lines.

This site visit marks the first step in benchmarking efforts to develop the Soyang River Dam tourism infrastructure project and explore ways to achieve RE100.

Currently, the city is promoting the Soyang River Dam tourism infrastructure project. This project aims to alleviate traffic congestion caused by an expected increase in tourists following the opening of the Soyang Lake perimeter trail and to utilize the area around the dam as a tourism resource. Chuncheon City plans to incorporate the energy and tourism convergence model observed at the Grande Dixence Dam into the Soyang River Dam infrastructure project, with the goal of establishing a sustainable model unique to Chuncheon.

Yook Donghan, mayor of Chuncheon, and the Chuncheon city delegation visited the Grande Dixence Dam located in Valais, Switzerland, on the 21st local time to closely review strategies for decentralized power production and tourism resource development. Photo by Chuncheon City

An official from Chuncheon City stated, "By linking renewable energy production with tourism, as seen in the Swiss example, we can create a sustainable model where citizens, businesses, and the local community all benefit. Chuncheon will also strive to become an eco-friendly energy city and a tourism hub by developing the Soyang River Dam tourism infrastructure and supplying renewable energy to achieve RE100."

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