Gyeonggi Province to Provide 597,000 Won Support for Rooftop Solar Installation at 3,200 Households

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hoon] Gyeonggi Province will provide 597,000 won per household for installation costs to approximately 3,200 households installing solar panels on the roofs or terraces of detached houses (including multi-family housing) within the province this year.

According to the province on the 10th, it will implement the 'Power Independence 100,000 Household Project' with this content.

This is to realize energy welfare and expand renewable energy.

This is one of the 'RE100 Village' projects among 13 initiatives of the 'Gyeonggi RE100 Vision' proclaimed by Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon on the 24th of last month.

The 'Power Independence 100,000 Household Project' is a business where the government and Gyeonggi Province and municipal governments provide subsidies for part of the installation costs when installing 3kW solar power generation facilities at homes selected for the Korea Energy Agency's renewable energy distribution (residential support) project.

When installing 3kW solar equipment at a home, out of the total installation cost of 5,966,000 won, the government subsidy is 2,808,000 won, and excluding provincial and municipal subsidies, residents only need to bear an average of 1,368,000 won (23%).

When a household's monthly electricity usage is 500kWh, the electricity bill will be reduced from 122,730 won to 26,240 won, saving 96,490 won.

The province will invest 2 billion won in provincial budget to support approximately 3,200 households with 597,000 won each.

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until January next year, and the project may end early if the provincial budget is exhausted.

Applications for the project can be made at the Gyeonggi Environment and Energy Promotion Agency's Gyeonggi Energy Transition website (ggenergy.or.kr).