Siheung City Actively Supports Expansion of 100% Renewable Energy (RE100) in Industrial Complexes

Steel Land 12.6MW Solar Power Project in Oido Gains Attention as an Exemplary Model of "Solar Income"

Siheung City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lim Byeongtaek) is supporting local companies’ implementation of the ‘Renewable Energy 100% Usage (RE100)’ initiative through the expansion of renewable energy in industrial complexes. In this context, the ‘Steel Land Solar Power Project’ within the Shiwha Industrial Complex has emerged as a leading example of energy transition in industrial parks.

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The ‘Steel Land Solar Power Project,’ led by the Steel Land Management Association and private-sector operators, is a 12.6MW rooftop solar power project for industrial complexes. It utilizes the rooftops of buildings, which house many small steel distribution businesses, to generate renewable energy. The project is currently underway with the aim of completion in May 2026.

Once the Steel Land solar power plant becomes operational, it is expected to generate approximately 16 million kWh of electricity annually and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 7,000 tons. The electricity produced will be supplied to data centers and bio companies, establishing it as an industrial complex renewable energy utilization model that supports companies in achieving RE100.

Notably, this project is meaningful in that the ‘solar income’ generated from solar power is reinvested back into the industrial complex. The profits from power generation will be used to renovate outdated facilities and improve infrastructure in the complex, which has previously struggled with such improvements due to a lack of long-term repair reserves. This is expected to help reduce management costs and improve the overall environment of the industrial complex.

To review this case of renewable energy in industrial complexes, Minister of Climate, Energy, and Environment Kim Seonghwan visited the Steel Land Solar Power Project site in the Shiwha Industrial Complex on March 11, 2026, to check on project progress and discuss strategies for expanding renewable energy in industrial parks.

Currently, other complexes within the Shiwha National Industrial Complex are voluntarily benchmarking the Steel Land case and considering implementing similar solar power projects. This signals a growing movement among companies to expand renewable energy, forming a virtuous cycle for the spread of RE100 in industrial complexes.

Siheung City plans to actively promote the Steel Land case and share best practices to encourage the adoption of renewable energy utilization models. At the same time, the city will continue to push policies supporting the use of idle industrial complex rooftops for solar power projects and provide ongoing support for companies to achieve RE100.

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