Gangneung City to Greatly Expand City Gas Support for Detached Houses... Up to 3 Million Won in Subsidies

From Next Year, Facility Contribution Subsidy Rate to Rise from 70% to 90% Per Household
Improved Residential Environment and Reduced Fuel Costs Expected for Detached House Areas

Starting in 2026, the subsidy rate for facility and connection pipe contributions for city gas supply projects to detached houses and similar residences in Gangneung will be raised from the current 70% (up to 2 million won) to 90% (up to 3 million won).

A view of Gangneung City Hall.

To ease the burden on consumers switching to city gas, Gangneung City revised the "Ordinance on Subsidy Support for City Gas Supply Projects to Detached Houses and Similar Residences" in April, and plans to apply it to projects beginning next year. The beneficiaries of this program are areas deemed economically unviable for city gas supply by the City Gas Supply Review Committee.

By expanding the scale of subsidies for detached houses in economically unviable areas where city gas is not yet supplied, the city expects to broaden city gas supply coverage, thereby reducing citizens' fuel costs and improving both residential environments and gas supply safety.

Additionally, to increase participation in city gas supply, the city will hold project briefings in each region and, for more systematic and efficient implementation, will conduct a renewed demand survey for detached, multiplex, and multi-family houses by the end of November 2025, reflecting the results in future project plans.

Kim Hongkyu, Mayor of Gangneung, stated, "We will actively promote this ordinance revision to ensure a substantial increase in the city gas supply rate for detached houses. By providing easily accessible information to citizens, we aim to encourage active participation and do our utmost to realize energy welfare for our citizens."

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