Hwaseong Special City to Install 104 Renewable Energy Facilities in Jeongnam-myeon

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyuk Reporter] Hwaseong Special City announced on the 21st that it will install 104 renewable energy power generation facilities in the Jeongnam-myeon area by the end of the year.

On the 20th, the city held a "Renewable Energy Convergent Support Project Consortium Agreement Ceremony" at Hwaseong General Sports Town to promote the 2026 Renewable Energy Convergent Support Project, and concluded agreements regarding the roles and composition of each consortium participant organization, detailed project matters, and follow-up management.

The "Renewable Energy Convergent Support Project" is an environmentally friendly project that installs renewable energy sources (solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, and geothermal) in residential, public, and building facilities to reduce fuel costs and decrease carbon emissions.

The consortium is composed of △the dedicated organization Korea Energy Agency Renewable Energy Center △the lead organization Hwaseong City △the demand source Jeongnam-myeon residents △construction companies including Geochang Co., Ltd., Hyundai EnerTech Co., Ltd., Comprehensive Groundwater Development Co., Ltd., Eco Energy System Co., Ltd., Heritage Co., Ltd., and Dongjin Co., Ltd.

The project will be invested with a total of 2.84 billion won, including 902 million won in national funding secured after the city was selected in the Climate, Energy and Environment Ministry public competition last December, 1.424 billion won in city funds, and 513 million won in private investment.

Renewable energy power generation facilities will be installed in the Jeongnam-myeon Industrial Complex and surrounding villages at a scale of 845kW for solar photovoltaic (66 locations), 455kW for geothermal (26 locations), and 430㎡ for solar thermal (12 locations).

Upon completion of the installation, it is expected to generate 1.769910 million kWh of electricity annually and replace 341.73 tons of oil equivalent (toe) in fossil energy.

The consortium plans to hold a resident briefing session in Jeongnam-myeon this month, commence design consulting, and complete the installation of renewable energy power generation facilities by type requested by participating Jeongnam-myeon residents and businesses by the end of the year.

Cho Nam-cheol, director of the Renewable Energy Division, said, "This project is designed to establish an eco-friendly industrial complex and support renewable energy facilities tailored to the characteristics of the industrial complex's hinterland," adding, "We aim to expand the distributed energy system to establish a foundation for energy independence and realize carbon neutrality through greenhouse gas reduction."