Gangjin-gun was selected for the 2025 new and renewable energy convergence support project. Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gangjin-won) was selected for the ‘2025 New and Renewable Energy Convergence Support Project’ hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Korea Energy Agency) and secured KRW 600 million in national road funds, and invested a total project cost of KRW 4.9 billion to supply new and renewable energy. He said he plans to do so.
The new and renewable energy convergence support project is a project that supports the installation of two or more types of new and renewable energy facilities, such as solar power, solar heat, and geothermal heat, in local residential, public, and commercial facilities to promote the supply of new and renewable energy.
In order to smoothly promote the project, Gangjin-gun formed a consortium with a specialized company and received public and on-site evaluation conducted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the feasibility of the project was recognized.
The project will be implemented from March 2025, and 472 solar power, 77 solar power, and 7 geothermal power sources will be installed in houses and buildings. This is expected to significantly contribute to reducing energy costs and improving energy welfare.
Gangjin-gun also installed 932 solar power plants and 54 solar power plants in 2022 and 2024 through the new and renewable energy convergence support project. We plan to continue working toward a sustainable energy transition.
Gangjin County Governor Kang Jin-won said, “Through this project, we will lay the foundation for realizing carbon neutrality and promote sustainable energy policies together with the residents of the county to move toward an environmentally friendly future.”
Meanwhile, on the 3rd, in 2025, the New Year of the Blue Snake, Gangjin’s New Year baby was born with a powerful cry. Mother Su-hyeon Jeong and her husband Ji-hyeon Choi, who live in Gangjin-eup, gave birth to their first healthy daughter weighing 2.93 kg.
The child’s given name is Bokbok, and it is said that it was written with the hope that he would receive many blessings. The couple said, “We are fortunate that our child was born healthy, and we hope that Bokbok will grow up brightly and happily.”
He also said, “I feel reassured and grateful that I can receive various supports in Gangjin-gun, including the best child care allowance in the country and support for postpartum care expenses,” and “I expect that these policies will be of great help in raising children.”
Gangjin County Governor Kang Jin-won visited the hospital where the New Year’s baby was born and said, “I sincerely congratulate the new baby on his birth and hope that Bokbok will grow up happy and healthy.” He added, “In the year of the Blue Snake, a symbol of wisdom and good luck, the sound of a baby crying He expressed his congratulations and well-wishes, saying, “I hope there will be an uninterrupted earthquake.”
Gangjin-gun led the rebound in the 12-year decline in birth rate with the nation’s highest level of child care allowance policy implemented from October 2022, and achieved a birth rate of 154 births in 2023, a whopping 65.6%, and a total fertility rate of 1.47, ranking second in the country. led to a change in growth.
The number of births in 2024 is 170, an increase of 82.8% compared to 2022 and 10.4% compared to 2023, showing that the birth rate has been continuously increasing since the implementation of child care allowance.
The military provides a total of 23.94 million won per year to families giving birth, including 7.2 million won in childcare allowance, 12 million won in parental salary, 1.2 million won in child allowance, 2 million won in first meeting vouchers, and 1.54 million won in postpartum care expenses, which is an average of 2 million won per month.
In addition, a total of 57.6 million won is provided, including 43.2 million won in childcare allowance, 6 million won in parental benefit, and 8.4 million won in child allowance, to reduce the burden of raising children up to 7 years of age even after one year of life.
In addition, expansion of play facilities such as the Comfortable Center, Wooden Playground, and Gangjin Bay Ecological Experience Center, strengthening of care such as Gangjin-gun Childcare Support Center and Gangjinhyeong Child Care Plus, designation as a special educational development zone, and remodeling of empty houses make it a good place to have and raise children by bundling education and housing as a package. The policy is to increase the birth rate by creating an environment.
Economy Queen Choi Hana reporter photo Gangjin-gun
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