On July 10, the Jeju Energy Corporation (JEC) officially opened at the Jeju Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This marks one of the first steps towards Jeju achieving its recently announced “Carbon Free Island Jeju by 2030” plan, which aims to make the island completely self-sustainable through the use of renewable resources by 2030.
According to a provincial government press release, the main purpose of the JEC is to bring Jeju from its current 7 percent dependence on new and renewable energy sources to 100 percent by 2030.
To do this, the JEC’s first order of business will be to establish two ocean wind power plants that combined will account for 350MW of power by 2016 off the Hallim and Daejeong coast.
And it will also plan, organize, and host an international renewable energy forum with the purpose of organizing a study group of experts, improve technology and research, and usher Jeju into a new and renewable resource era.
Source: The Jeju Weeky
