Korea East-West Power (CEO Kwon Myung-ho) announced on the eleventh that it held a completion ceremony for the Daeho Lake Floating Solar Power Plant on the Dangjin Power Plant Headquarters Energy Campus.
About 30 people attended the event, including Jeong Gyeong-rok, director of renewable energy policy on the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Han Hyeon-kyo, director of the Seosan City Economy and Industry Bureau, and Yoo Hwi-jong, director of the Korea Energy Management Corporation’s Latest and Renewable Energy Center.
Daeho Lake Floating Solar Power Plant is an eco-friendly green energy power plant that may supply electricity to about 38,000 households by dissipating about 130 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually, utilizing the idle land of Daeho Lake.
As well as, all transmission lines (7.8km) were placed underground to reduce conflicts, and as a way to revitalize the Seosan region’s economy, solar energy generation profits similar to 4MW of the whole 98 megawatts (MW) might be shared with local residents for 20 years. An observatory is installed on the rooftop of the ability plant control constructing, where you may view solar energy facilities.
Kwon Myeong-ho, President of Korea East-West Power, said, “The Daeho Lake Floating Solar Power Plant is a public institution collaboration model promoted with the Korea Rural Community Corporation and a profit-sharing business model with the local people, and is an exemplary example of recent and renewable business expansion.” “We are going to coexist with the local people through various methods, equivalent to support and buying local agricultural products,” he said.
Meanwhile, Korea East-West Power plans to proceed the Dangjin Power Plant’s predominant environmental facility performance improvement project and coal storage indoor project from 2021.
Reporter Jaeseung Lee energy@aitimes.com
