Hwaseong City Selected as 'Top Grade' for Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's 'Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project'

[Suwon Ilbo=Lee Su-won Reporter] Hwaseong City announced on the 30th that it received the top grade (A) in the '2025 Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project' solicitation organized by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, securing 1.02 billion won in government funds.

The Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project is an environmentally friendly initiative that reduces fuel costs and decreases carbon emissions by installing renewable energy sources (solar, solar thermal, and geothermal) in residences, public buildings, and buildings.

Next year, the city plans to invest a total of 3 billion won, including the 1.02 billion won in government funds secured through this solicitation, to support the installation of solar power generation facilities with a capacity of 821kW, geothermal facilities with a capacity of 612.5kW, and solar thermal collector panels with an area of 220㎡ in the Songsan-myeon area.

Through this, the city expects to generate 1,775 MWh of renewable energy annually and replace 340.84 toe (tons of oil equivalent) of fossil fuel.

Since the city began public solicitation projects in 2021, it has installed renewable energy sources at a total of 453 sites through this year and continues to increase the supply of renewable energy sources annually, contributing to improving energy welfare for local residents through energy independence.

In particular, the city was highly evaluated for its differentiated plan in this solicitation, whereby when recruiting consortium participating companies comprised of renewable energy equipment installation companies and private sector (consumers), it provides additional support for consortiums that include households with multiple children and pregnant women to respond to low birth rate and aging society challenges.

Hwaseong City Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun stated, "Hwaseong City ranks first nationwide among basic municipal governments in the number of factory registrations, with the industrial sector accounting for a high proportion of electricity consumption. We will supply renewable energy sources in the Songsan-myeon area, including industrial complexes, to expand distributed power generation systems and establish the foundation for carbon neutrality."