Jeollanam-do announced on the twenty fifth that it’s entering the ability generation business permit process for the primary public-led highway slope solar energy pilot project within the country.
Jeonnam, Korea Expressway Corporation, and Jeonnam Development Corporation signed a public-private partnership-type renewable energy business agreement in April and confirmed the primary project through site exploration. With the positioning confirmed, Jeonnam Development Corporation applied for an influence generation business permit on the twenty fifth.
The business site will likely be initially promoted on an area of roughly 19,830㎡ on the highway slope near Damyang IC with a capability of 1.2 megawatts (MW) and a project cost of 1.5 billion won.
The location has ample space and excellent location conditions, however it is difficult for personal development because of the space, etc. Considering that it’s a public project, we plan to proceed with a structure and design that’s in harmony with the landscape, and construction is scheduled to start in November.
As well as, we plan to proceed with power generation business permits of as much as 5 MW this 12 months, and are currently exploring additional business sites and analyzing location conditions for 3 to five locations. We aim to have all 5 MW in industrial operation by the primary half of 2025.
Jeollanam-do can be considering establishing a ‘Energy Public Fund’ based on the profits from solar energy generation on highway slopes. The thought is to expand and reproduce the resources to support energy business policy funds to enhance residents’ income, with residents because the major actors, and to ascertain a carbon-neutral virtuous cycle system.
Kang Sang-gu, director of the Energy Industry Bureau of Jeollanam-do, said, “This project is evaluated as probably the most exemplary case of proactive administration and response to the crisis of local extinction,” and added, “We are going to proceed to expand public-interest, resident-led solar energy generation projects that return as much power generation revenue as possible to the residents of Jeollanam-do by utilizing various idle lands within the region.”
Reporter Kim Tae-yong future@aitimes.com
