Inje County Significantly Reduces Fuel Costs with LPG Pipeline Network Construction

Inje County, Gangwon Province, announced on December 8, 2025, that as of November 2025, the construction of the LPG pipeline network has improved the fuel cost index to a level equal to or below that of city gas (100).

Aerial view of Inje County Office.

The index improved to 94.5% at the county and township level, and 97.4% at the village level, resulting in significant cost savings compared to conventional LPG cylinders (186.4%) and kerosene (136.3%).

The county sequentially completed the construction of the pipeline network, starting with Inje-eup (2,650 households) in 2019, Buk-myeon (1,460 households) in 2023, Seohwa-myeon (340 households) in 2024, and Sangnam-myeon (173 households) in 2025. Once Nam-myeon (2026) and Girin-myeon (2027) are completed, the LPG pipeline network for all six towns and townships will be finished.

Currently, LPG is supplied to 997 households in 21 villages, and the average supply price has dropped to MP+89. The ongoing pipeline network support projects at the village level aim for completion in Hanam 1-ri (52 households) and Wolhak 3-ri (68 households) in 2026.

Shin Sunmi, Director of Economic and Industrial Affairs, stated, "Despite the disadvantage of being an area without city gas supply, the expansion of the LPG pipeline network and the resulting 30-50% reduction in fuel costs have given us the highest level of fuel cost competitiveness among county and township-level local governments nationwide. We will complete energy welfare by expanding the pipeline network to all towns and townships by 2027."

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