Anyang City Accelerates Heat Transport Pipe Modernization Project

[Suwon Ilbo=Yu Je-seong Reporter] Plans are underway to accelerate modernization work on heat transport pipes in the Anyang and Gunpo areas to prevent recurrence of ruptures, shortening the project timeline from the existing 5 years to 3 years.

Anyang City held a countermeasure meeting on the 18th in a conference room on the sixth floor of City Hall, attended by experts to prevent recurrence of aged heat transport pipe rupture accidents.

The meeting, chaired by Seo Hye-won, Director of the Environment Bureau of Anyang City, was attended by 12 participants including relevant city departments, GS Power, Korea Energy Management Corporation representatives, and private experts.

During the meeting, the heat transport pipe modernization plan was discussed. GS Power will invest 122.3 billion won to accelerate dual pipeline construction, originally planned for 5 years, to 3 years to prevent large-scale heat supply disruptions.

Additionally, during this period, heat transport networks will be established to ensure stable heat supply to the Anyang area, enabling immediate alternative supply through alternative routes even if leaks occur at any point and heat supply is cut off.

Separately, 36.8 billion won will be invested to accelerate heat transport pipe improvement work from the existing 5 years to 3 years. Safety inspections of heat transport pipes used for more than 20 years in densely populated residential areas will be strengthened from the original 5-year cycle to annual inspections.

Furthermore, thermal imaging inspection teams will be increased from the existing 5 teams to 7 teams to strengthen inspections, and additional Internet of Things (IoT) geothermal temperature sensors will be installed and operated on road-buried systems.