
한국전력이 2021년부터 2025년까지 조류 정전 예방을 위해 1천979억원을 투입했으나, 같은 기간 조류 정전 건수가 66건에서 129건으로 2배 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 새 둥지 15만7천여개 철거 및 99만3천여마리 포획에도 불구하고 정전 피해 가구 수는 지속적으로 증가하고 있다.
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한국전력은 조류가 전선이나 변전소에 둥지를 틀어 causing 정전을 방지하기 위해 새 포획과 둥지 철거 사업을 진행해 왔다.
(당진=연합뉴스) 정윤덕 기자 = 한국전력이 조류 정전 예방을 위해 5년간 2천억원을 투입했으나, 연간 정전 건수는 2배로 늘어난 것으로 나타났다.
6일 국회 기후에너지환경노동위원회 어기구(더불어민주당·충남 당진) 의원이 한전으로부터 제출받은 자료를 분석한 결과를 보면 한전은 2021∼2025년 1천979억원을 조류 정전 예방에 썼다.
이 기간 새 둥지 15만7천여개가 철거됐고, 까치와 까마귀 등 99만3천여마리가 포획됐다.
하지만 2021년 66건(2만9천87가구 피해)이던 조류 정전은 지난해 129건(6만8천431가구 피해)으로 증가했다.
5년간 총 555건의 조류 정전으로 26만6천91가구가 피해를 봤다.
올해 들어서도 8월까지 98건의 조류 정전으로 5만1천230가구가 피해를 봤다.
어기구 의원은 "잡은 새와 철거한 둥지 숫자만 실적으로 쌓는 방식이 아니라, 위험 설비를 제대로 점검했는지와 포획이 실제 정전 위험을 얼마나 줄였는지를 검증해야 한다"며 "조류의 생태적 특성을 반영한 설비 개선과 비포획 대책을 확대하고, 정전 감소 효과를 기준으로 예산을 집행해야 한다"고 말했다.

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