Pohang City Accelerates Toward Becoming a Hydrogen Hub City! ... Conducting Project for Korea Hydrogen Industry Association

Pohang City held a project initiation briefing on the 2nd, attended by the Director of the Job Economy Bureau, related department officials, the service performing agency, and advisory committee members.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk Province, has launched the "Pohang City Hydrogen Industry Promotion Plan Establishment Project" to leap forward as a hydrogen hub city.

On the 2nd, Pohang City held a project kickoff meeting attended by 15 people, including the Director of the Job and Economy Bureau, related department officials, the project executing agency, and advisory committee members.

At the meeting, the Korea Hydrogen Industry Association, the executing agency, presented ▲ the current status of the domestic and international hydrogen industry ▲ analysis of Pohang City's hydrogen industry status ▲ derivation of Pohang City's vision, goals, strategies, and core projects ▲ establishment of detailed project plans ▲ and a survey of Pohang citizens. They also took time to gather various opinions and suggestions from the attendees.

Through this project, the city plans to establish a basic concept and roadmap for fostering the hydrogen industry and review funding procurement and operational plans for this purpose.

In particular, the city will conduct a thorough analysis of ways to enhance synergy in the hydrogen industry by linking with projects such as the hydrogen fuel cell power generation cluster development project underway in the Pohang Blue Valley National Industrial Complex and the hydrogen fuel cell certification center advancement project.

Son Jeong-ho, Director of the Job and Economy Bureau, said, "We will actively discover hydrogen projects by establishing a master plan for hydrogen industry promotion," adding, "We will do our best to create a greater Pohang by revitalizing the local economy through job creation."