Gyeonggi-do Cheong Northern Office, Electric Vehicle Charging Facility Safety Inspection Result "No Issues"

Second Half Electric Safety Inspection for Public Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities and Others
100% Compliance Rating - Thorough Education and Measures to Prevent Electric Vehicle Fires

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 10th that it conducted a safety inspection in the second half of the year on 62 public electric vehicle charging stations (2 rapid chargers, 60 slow chargers) operated at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office, and all were found to be in normal condition.

A Gyeonggi Province official is conducting a safety inspection in the second half of the year on the public electric vehicle charging facilities operated at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government Northern Office Building. Photo by Gyeonggi Province

The Northern Office conducted a safety diagnosis on December 25th last month in collaboration with the Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, inspecting the operating status, insulation resistance of distribution equipment, grounding resistance standards, and other safety criteria for the 62 public electric vehicle charging stations in preparation for winter fires, and received a 100% compliance rating.

Hong Seong-deok, the accounting officer of Gyeonggi Province, stated, “We will continue to implement preventive policies such as safety inspections of electric vehicle charging facilities and will make every effort to prevent electric vehicle fires.”

Meanwhile, at the end of July, the province conducted a safety diagnosis on 62 public electric vehicle charging stations for the first half of the year, with 61 stations, or 98%, passing the inspection. For the one station that failed due to insulation resistance below the standard, immediate measures were taken by replacing connection terminals and other components.