
Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, announced that it is expected to save about 3.7 billion won in annual budget by building a sewage sludge energy facility to recover digestion gas and replace fossil fuels such as LNG and oil.
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Pohang City announced plans to reduce fossil fuel use and save budget by building a facility that converts waste generated during the sewage treatment process into energy.
Pohang City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, announced on the 6th that it will build a facility to convert waste generated during the sewage treatment process into energy.
To this end, the city recently selected HL Ecotech Consortium as a suitable candidate for detailed design of the sewage sludge energy facility installation project.
The HL Ecotech Consortium will spend 53.1 billion won from the second half of next year to the second half of 2029 to build an energy facility within the public sewage treatment plant in Sangdo-dong, Nam-gu.
This facility recovers digestion gas generated in the process of processing sewage sludge and organic resources and produces it as its own energy, thereby replacing existing fossil fuels such as LNG and oil.
The city predicts that it will be able to save about 3.7 billion won in annual budget by reducing the amount of sewage sludge to be treated and saving energy.
Mayor Park Yong-seon said, "Now that a qualified design engineer has been selected, we will speed up the follow-up process and complete clean and safe environmental basic facilities that improve the quality of life for citizens without a hitch."
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The HL Ecotech Consortium will invest 53.1 billion won from the second half of next year to the second half of 2029 to complete the sewage sludge energy conversion facility.
Very likely · Within years
Pohang City will be able to save approximately 3.7 billion won in annual budget after the facility is in operation.
Likely · Within years

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