SK E&S

- SK establishes a photovoltaic power plant in Sejong City and begins its win-win energy business to raise rural household income.

- SK suggests a second model to increase the quality of life based on clean energy following an eco-friendly energy town in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do.

- SK plans to expand its win-win energy business across the country to benefit local residents.
SK Group expands its energy businesses across the nation in order to enhance farm household income and improve the rural environment.


On March 3rd, SK announced that the construction of the 300kW photovoltaic power plant located in Myeonghak Industrial Complex, Yeondong-Myeon, Sejong City, has been completed and is in full operation. SK also stated that the solar plant will produce electricity that will contribute to local residents’ income while turning the rural area into a good place worth living.
The 300kW Sejong solar plant, which was completed on March 1st, has an annual capacity of 372,519kWh. It is enough to provide 300kWh to 100 households per year.
The electricity produced by the solar plant will be sold to the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and will be a source of revenue for the region.
SK has recently established energy models to create added value based on clean energy and to enhance the standard of living for rural areas.
SK has set up solar power generation infrastructure around Yeondong-Myeon, Sejong City in cooperation with Creative Korea Sejong to improve the quality of life for residents.
SK E&S installed 3kW solar panels and energy storage systems on the roof of 17 village halls in the area to provide electricity.
In this area, there is a large smart farm named ‘Doore Farm’ that has adopted the Internet of Things (IoT) network to control the growing environment for farm produce. Doore Farm is shared by all residents and has a 15kW solar system to produce electricity for agriculture.
The solar power plant in Sejong City came as an eco-friendly energy town that was set up last December in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do has emerged as a model for win-win energy business that creates both energy and a source of income for rural households.
In addition, a livestock manure management facility and sewage treatment plant, once considered as undesirable facilities due to their nasty smell, were turned into core systems to produce city gas and electricity.
Bio gas from livestock manure is processed into city gas for local residents. Thanks to this, last winter residents saved 42 million KRW per year with their heating bills decreasing 50% on average.
The remaining manure is converted into compost and liquefied fertilizer for sale.
SK E&S also installed a 343kW solar plant at the sewage treatment plant to produce electricity, which is also sold to KEPCO as a source of income for residents.
SK found that the eco-friendly energy town in Hongcheon brings about economic effects worth 150 million KRW. Indeed, there has been a visible effect as the number of residents in the area has increased from 127 people in 57 households to 140 people in 70 households after the completion of the energy town project.
“Clean energy brings about three effects: it saves expenses, raises income, and increases the population influx.” said Lee Man-woo, the head of SK Group&#_39;s Public Relations Team. “We will create additional successful energy business models with the Task Force for New Energy Industry under SK.”