Gyeonggi Province Establishes Institutional Foundation for 'Yongin Semiconductor Power Grid Solution Model'

Gyeonggi Province has established an institutional foundation to expand the 'Provincial Road No. 318' model, which dramatically resolved the power supply issue for the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, to all projects across the province.

On March 18, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will revise and promulgate the 'Guidelines for Managing Total Project Costs of Gyeonggi Province Public Construction Projects' following a special directive from Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dongyeon.

Governor Kim convened an emergency meeting on January 29 with relevant departments, including the Road Policy Division and Construction Safety Technology Division, and ordered the revision of these guidelines.

The amended guidelines were published in the Gyeonggi Provincial Bulletin on this day.

The key change is the introduction of a provision requiring mandatory joint construction consultations with organizations responsible for underground utility facilities, such as Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Water Resources Corporation, from the planning stage when promoting public construction projects such as roads.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

The guidelines stipulate that, when establishing statutory plans (such as road construction plans), consultations must take place before the official announcement of the plan. For public construction projects with a total cost of 50 billion won or more, consultations must be completed before requesting a feasibility study from the Korea Research Institute for Local Administration.

The model for this institutionalization, 'Provincial Road No. 318 (Yongin–Icheon section, 27.02km),' is the nation's first approach to simultaneously constructing a new road and building an underground power grid.

Simplifying administrative procedures and minimizing redundant construction shortened the construction period by five years (from 10 years to 5 years), reduced total project costs by approximately 30%, and improved the benefit-cost ratio (B/C). Additionally, it fundamentally eliminates potential resident conflicts caused by the construction of transmission towers.

Lee Euncheol, Director of the Construction Safety Technology Division at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "We will continue to identify collaborative models across various administrative fields to make a tangible positive impact on the lives of our residents."

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