Solar-Powered Management Boats Deployed at Gwanggyo Lake Park's Woncheon and Shindae Lakes

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon City announced on the 17th that it has introduced and begun operating eco-friendly management boats powered by solar energy at Woncheon and Shindae Lakes in Gwanggyo Lake Park.

The management boats are 10-ton vessels measuring 11 meters in overall length and 3.6 meters in overall width, with a capacity of 20 people. They are equipped with 41.6kW-class battery systems (1.3kW×32 units).

The management boats will be utilized for ▲accident prevention ▲lake cleaning and management ▲water quality testing support ▲ecological and park program support.

The city reached an agreement with Gyeonggi Housing & Urban Development Corporation in July 2018 on the 'solar boat introduction project' and took delivery of the solar-powered management boat in November last year.

Jo Mu-young, Suwon City's Second Vice Mayor, who conducted a test run and inspection of the solar-powered management boat on the 11th, said, "We have introduced an eco-friendly management boat that is Korea's first to operate powered by solar energy," and added, "We will more efficiently conduct lake cleaning and accident prevention patrols to create an environment where citizens can use Gwanggyo Lake Park safely and comfortably."