Suwon City and Korea District Heating Corporation Sign Win-Win Cooperation Agreement for 'Eco-Friendly Energy Transition Project'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City and Korea District Heating Corporation (President Jung Yong-gi, hereafter KDHC) have signed a win-win development agreement and decided to actively cooperate in the eco-friendly energy improvement project at the KDHC Suwon Business Division.

The city and KDHC signed a win-win cooperation agreement related to the eco-friendly energy transition project on the 22nd at the City Hall Situation Room, attended by Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon, KDHC President Jung Yong-gi, and others.

The eco-friendly energy improvement project involves converting the fuel used by the Korea District Heating Corporation Suwon Business Division's group energy facility from heavy oil to LNG (liquefied natural gas), an eco-friendly energy source. The plan is to complete the conversion of a 43.2MW capacity combined heat and power generation facility to a 141MW capacity LNG combined heat and power plant by December 2028.

KDHC, which opened the Suwon Business Division in 1997, currently supplies district heating to approximately 173,000 households in Suwon City, accounting for 32.3% of the city's total households.

Under the agreement, the two organizations will cooperate on △sharing civil complaints arising from the eco-friendly energy improvement project △promoting public understanding regarding the improvement project △forming consultative bodies for communication with citizens, and other matters.

The two organizations will form a resident communication council comprising residents around the KDHC Suwon Business Division, Suwon City public officials, and KDHC employees to listen to resident opinions and address inconveniences caused during construction.

In April, KDHC made a 'joint environmental declaration for creating an environmental capital Suwon' with Suwon City and sponsored the 54th 'Earth Day' event, continuing to cooperate with Suwon City and conducting environmental protection activities. The organization plans to promote landscape improvement projects around the Suwon Business Division and safe return-home path creation projects for residents.

KDHC President Jung Yong-gi stated, "We will transparently disclose all processes of the eco-friendly energy transition project from start to finish to residents to address their concerns and worries," adding, "Korea District Heating Corporation will become an organization that warms not only the lives of Suwon citizens but also their hearts."

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-joon said, "KDHC is an organization close to citizens, as one out of every three households in Suwon receives heating from Korea District Heating Corporation," and "I hope KDHC will hold briefing sessions to provide detailed project information to residents and organizations around project sites."