Saemangeum creates new and renewable energy hub … Construction started on the waterfront city, terrestrial solar power plant and green industrial complex

Transform Saemangeum into a hub for new green and carbon neutral deals.

On the 18th, the Saemangeum Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation and the Saemangeum Development Administration held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Saemangeum Smart Waterfront City and Land Solar Power Project, Smart Green Industrial Complex.

At the opening ceremony, a total of 50 people, including the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation, Kim Hyun-mi, the Saemangeum Development Administration, Yang Chung-mo, the Director of the Saemangeum Development Administration, Soon -yeol Soon-yeol, Jeonbuk Provincial Governor Song Ha-jin, Jeonbuk Regional National Assembly member, Jeonbuk Regional National Assembly member, project officials and the Saemangeum Development Corporation of the Southeast Korea Rural Energy Corporation, Jinman and the Southeast Korea Rural Energy Corporation Committee, Jinman and Southeast Korea. Attended.

This project is to create a self-sufficient city with a scale of 6.6㎢ (2 million pyeong) and around 25,000 residents at the Saemangeum International Cooperation Site. A total project cost of around 1.3 trillion won will be invested, and Saemangeum Development Corporation plans to complete land reclamation and site creation by 2024.

First, the ‘Smart Waterside City Project’ is a city that uses smart and green energy technology, creates jobs related to high-tech industries and has a pleasant settlement space by the water, and is expected to be divided into 7 base spaces. A land use planning plan was drawn up, such as connecting spaces with a park and a green axis, and arranging three lakes to preserve the characteristics of a riverside city.

The waterfront smart city is the first leading project since 2017, when Saemangeum’s main land reclamation was switched from private to public. Saemangeum Development Corporation, the project operator, was established in 2018, and a preliminary feasibility study was completed in 2019. This year, the project is moving forward with a sense of speed, such as establishing an integrated development plan and completing the deliberation of the Central Urban Planning Committee, the Integrated Deliberation Committee and the Saemangeum Committee.

□ The second ‘Onshore Solar Power Project’ is a project operated by the Saemangeum Hope solar power plant (approximately 0.1 gigawatts) installed on the east site (1.15㎢, 350,000 pyeong) of the industrial research site at the Saemangeum area for 20 years. As a result, the project is being promoted with the aim of starting its development in 2022.

The onshore solar project is expected to contribute to the vitalization of the local economy through a structure in which local companies participate in the construction, main equipment (modules, etc.) also use local equipment and residents locals are also participating in the project. This is the first project since President Moon Jae-in declared Saemangeum as the ‘center of Korea’s renewable energy’ through the ‘Saemangeum Renewable Energy Vision Statement Ceremony’ in October 2018. The The rest of the projects are also scheduled to start sequentially starting next year and start power generation in 2022.

□ The latest ‘Saemangeum Smart Green Industrial Complex’ is a project to create an industrial complex using the world’s largest and most abundant renewable energy (3GW) produced in Saemangeum at the Saemangeum National Industrial Complex 5 and 6 (3.7 ㎢, 1 , 12 million pyeong). .

In particular, a business agreement was signed between the Saemangeum, Jeollabuk-do and Gunsan City Development Administration, the Korea Rural Community Corporation, and the Saemangeum Development Corporation and the Korea RE100 Committee to achieve the goal of ‘RE100’ to cover 100% of the electricity used by companies with renewable energy. Construction of the site will start from Section 5 of the industrial complex, which has a fast pace of business, and plans to continue follow-up procedures such as preparing a smart green industrial complex master plan next year and establishing the infrastructure in 2022.

Meanwhile, the Industrial Location Law and the Saemangeum Business Law have also been revised (12.1) to prepare the basis for the designation of the Smart Green Industrial Complex, and the project is expected to gain more momentum.

□ The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Saemangeum Development Administration said: “It shows that the Saemangeum project is progressing at a rapid pace with the opening of Saemangeum East-West Road and the SK investment agreement concluded on November 24 “. “We plan to turn the Saemangeum area into a carbon neutral center and a Green New Deal based on abundant renewable energy.”

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