-Meeting on ways to coexist in the fishery industry while Anjwa, the nation's first 'Sunshine Pension' implementation plan
Jeollanam-do is concentrating its efforts on preparing measures for the coexistence of the fishery industry, such as increasing the sharing of residents' profits to revitalize renewable energy development and respond to population extinction through the stable creation of large-scale offshore wind farms.
Jeonnam-do visited Anjwa-myeon, Shinan, where the population has been increasing since the implementation of the nation's first 'Sunshine Pension', and held a meeting on the 2nd for residents and students of Anjwa Elementary School to increase sharing of residents' interests in offshore wind power complexes and to prepare plans for coexistence in the fisheries industry.
The meeting sought ways to respond to demographic extinction through increased understanding of new and renewable energy and the coexistence of offshore wind power and the fishing industry.
At the meeting for 5th and 6th grade students of Anjwa Elementary School, under the theme of 'Let's talk about sunlight and wind', the understanding of the importance and necessity of renewable energy such as solar and offshore wind power was broadened, and a solution to population extinction using renewable energy was held. thought together about
In addition, through an on-site meeting with a representative fishermen's group in Shinan-gun, they shared candid opinions about the coexistence of offshore wind power and the fishery industry, which they hope from the point of view of fishermen.
Shinan is classified as a high-risk area for population extinction, but the population of Anjwa-myeon increased by 2020% (2 people) from 988 as of December 2023 to 4 as of April 3. Anjwa-myeon is the first in the country to implement the Sunshine Pension, a profit-sharing system following the development of 172MW of solar power generation. From April 6.2, it is an area that receives a maximum of 148 won per person every quarter, and Jeonnam-do believes that the Sunshine Pension plays a large role in the exceptional population growth of Anjwa-myeon.
As such, Jeonnam-do is doing its best to prepare new and renewable energy development projects and ways for local residents to coexist.
As a result, in March, for the first time in the country, a fishermen's group issued a statement urging the creation of an offshore wind farm. Then, in April, Shinan-gun, Shinan-gun Fishermen's Association, Shinan Offshore Wind Power Company Consultative Body, and Shinan Floating Wind Power Industry Association promised to promote offshore wind power generation projects that coexist with fishermen through the 'win-win agreement for the creation of Shinan Offshore Wind Power Complex'. . Jeollanam-do plans to increase residents' acceptance through on-site communication with individual fishermen's groups.
Kang Sang-gu, director of the Jeonnam-do Energy Industry Bureau, said, “Attracting renewable energy 100 (RE100) companies through offshore wind power and solar power generation and new and renewable energy profit sharing are the surest alternatives that do not require additional government resources in the era of population extinction and aging.” “It is important to prepare a plan for efficient input of existing financial resources, but the government is desperately interested in and supporting measures to respond to population extinction, which local governments are struggling without financial input,” he said.