After 333 residents of Dang Port attended the floating solar power plant tour and resident briefing session, the majority of public opinion turned in favor.

BK Energy Co., Ltd. proposes payment of 620,000 won per household per month... 148.8 million won over 20 years

It appears that the offshore solar power project in Dangport will proceed smoothly. Village residents were somewhat skeptical at first, but their mood changed after touring the offshore solar power project site.

A field trip and resident information session related to the Dang Port offshore solar power project promoted by BK Energy Co., Ltd. (President Lee Haeng-woo) was held from July 12 to August 5, and so far, about 300 Dang Port residents have attended.

Looking at the progress so far, a selection tour group consisting of 50% of fishermen and 50% of ordinary residents from Danghang Naegok Jangsan Fishing Village visited Anjwa Solar Power Plant in Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do on July 12 and toured the operation of the residents' cooperative and the distribution of solar allowances. On July 22, 40 members of Danghang Fishing Village and Danghang-ri residents visited the water solar power plant installed by K-Water at Hapcheon Dam, and a briefing session for 50 residents was held the next day. On July 30, 64 residents of Naegok Fishing Village, Namchon-ri and Bukchon-ri, Donghae-myeon, visited the Hapcheon Dam Water Solar Power Plant, and 57 people attended a briefing session on the 31st, while 84 residents of Jangsan Fishing Village and Yongheung, Janggi, Geompo, Daecheon, Donmak, and Jwabucheon Village attended the water solar tour and resident briefing session in Haechangman, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do on August 5. On this day, the company proposed paying 620,000 won per month per offshoe solar power generation, or 148.8 million won over 20 years.

Meanwhile, experts who installed floating solar power plants such as K-water a long time ago said in a briefing session, “Floating solar power plants produce more power than land-based solar power plants, which have lower power generation due to the temperature rise in summer and the influence of geothermal heat due to the cooling effect of the cold air on the surface of the water. Rather, it is an eco-friendly solar power project that increases by more than 10% and does not cause forest damage or farmland encroachment.”

In addition, “The average daily power generation time of the land-based solar power plant installed in Micheon-myeon, Jinju, close to BK Energy, which is pursuing the project, is 4.3 to 4.5 hours. In the case of the offshore solar power plant in the port, power generation can increase by more than 10%, but the average daily power generation time is “Even if we lower it to 4 hours, we will be able to distribute at least 620,000 won per month as preferred stock to all of the approximately 500 households in the port area, making it possible to pay a total of 148.8 million won per household over 20 years,” he added.

Currently, the majority of residents in Shinan-gun, Hapcheon-gun, and Goheung-gun are in favor, with the administration actively taking action and promising to provide dividends to residents.

In the case of Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, it is expected that the synergy effect of population growth will be added to the local government, which is on the verge of extinction, to serve as a relief pitcher to solve the biggest long-cherished project of population growth. In the case of Sinan-gun and Hapcheon-gun, which noted that water solar power generation acts as a factor in population inflow, the county office is reportedly supporting residents' dividends. First of all, residents of the port, who confirmed the precedent of creating a cooperative for residents' participation in the solar power project and paying 400,000 won to 600,000 won per month to local residents in the area through field trips, are more relieved that they can even confirm that there is little concern about damaging the landscape in the case of water solar power.

In addition, most residents of more than 90% of the villages who participated in field trips and briefing sessions for residents filled out written consent forms. In particular, according to the Goseong-gun ordinance, 240MW of offshore solar power plants can be installed even if they are installed more than 500m apart from the roads of Danghangpo and Dinosaur Waterproofing Center, and the residents' dividend is possible, with the majority of residents responding positively to the proposal that the above-mentioned residents' dividend is possible. Since the 14th, when the residents' briefing session has started to receive consent, more than 90% of the residents are in favor of it, and it is progressing at a rapid pace, even discussing the formation of a resident cooperative.

Additional installations can be made at the county head's discretion, but even if Danghangpo and Dinosaur Museum tourist sites are kept 500m apart, the capacity of the power plant will increase to 360MW if it is "reduced to 100m apart," which is also recommended by the Ministry of Industry, so residents can expect more than 1 million won per month for each generation, so the three fishing village chiefs plan to make suggestions with the will of fishermen and residents through interviews with the county head.

In addition, if 240MW of the port's offshore solar power plant is completed, 6.4 billion won, or 1.5% of the installation cost, will be provided to villages near the power plant through the Goseong-gun Office in the first year after completion, and 630 million won will be provided annually to villages within 1km of the power plant.

Source: Goseong Sisa Newspaper(https://www.gscinews.com) Goseong City Newspaper 2023.11.02. 23:41

Interest in building a marine solar power plant in Danghang Port

240 MW solar power plant receives consent from fishing village residents, pays monthly dividends of 620,000 won, tours best practices in Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do

As the construction of a offshore solar power plant in Danghang Port is being promoted, residents are visiting Sinan-gun and Hapcheon-gun and listening to business explanations.

The offshore solar energy project has been promoted in the Danghang Port, drawing attention. BK Energy Co., Ltd. (President Lee Haeng-woo) announced that it has decided to promote the offshore solar energy project at the Dang Port to 240 ㎿s and held a field tour and a briefing session for residents from July 12 to August 5. A tour group consisting of fishermen and ordinary residents from the Jangsan Fishing Village Division in Danghang visited Anjwa Solar Power Plant in Sinan County, Jeollanam-do, to see the operation of the resident cooperative and the distribution of solar allowances. Then, members of Danghang Fishing Village and residents of Danghang-ri visited the floating solar power plant installed by K-Water at Hapcheon Dam and held a briefing session for residents.

Residents of Naegok Fishing Village and Bukchon-ri, Namchon-ri, Donghae-myeon, visited Hapcheon Dam floating Solar Power Plant, and residents of Jangsan Fishing Village and Jangheung, Janggi, Geompo, Daecheon, Donmak, and Jwabucheon also visited Haechangman floating Solar Power Plant in Goheung County, Jeollanam-do. BK Energy Co., Ltd. said it will apply for the project to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy after receiving consent from Danghang Fishing Village, Naegok Jangsan Fishing Village, and residents, and form a task force to push for it.

BK Energy Co., Ltd. added that even if the average daily power generation time is lowered to four hours, it will be able to allocate at least 620,000 won per household as a preferred stock per month to all 500 households of local residents in the port, which will be able to pay a total of 148.8 million won per household over 20 years. If 240 ㎿s are completed from the power fund, 6.4 billion won, or 1.5% of the installation cost, will be provided to villages near the power plant through the Goseong County Office in the first year after the completion of the construction, which can be used as a budget for village long-cherished projects.

BK Energy Co., Ltd. said it is possible to create resident income linked to the tourism industry by promoting the Gujeolsan cable car project by attracting private investors in the solar industry. According to the Goseong-gun ordinance, 240 ㎿s of offshore solar power plants can be installed even if they are installed more than 500 meters apart from the roads of Danghangpo and Dinosaur Museum. The three fishing village officials said, "Since we are confident that the depletion of fishery resources and the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima will provide a sustainable basis for improving the quality of life for fishermen who are worried about the depletion of fishery resources and the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima, the heads of the three fishing villages plan to make suggestions with the will of fishermen and residents through interviews with the county governor."

In the case of Sinan-gun, the "Ordinance on Sharing New and Renewable Energy Development Gains in Sinan-gun" was enacted in October 2018 to share energy development profits with residents, laying the legal basis for the solar pension. A solar pension is a quarterly pension given to residents in areas where solar power plants are built. Among local governments nationwide, Sinan-gun is the only local government that distributes profits from renewable energy generation to residents in cash.

This accounts for 28.2 percent of the total population (38,110 people as of the end of September) of Sinan County. Since May, Sinan County has been paying 400,000 won per person per year for "sunshine child allowance" to 2,000 residents under the age of 18 living in areas that do not receive the pension. The government plans to increase the amount to 800,000 won from next year.

Source: Goseong Newspaper(http://www.gosnews.kr) Reporter Ha Hyun-gap November 3, 2023