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Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, investment attraction activities at ‘Electrical Industry Fair’
- A joint promotional center will be operated at COEX in Seoul for three days starting from the 3rd.
- Discovery and consultation of investment companies such as smart energy industrial districts

The Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority (Director Seok-gi Seon) will participate in the ‘2024 Korea Electric Industry Exhibition-Korea Power Generation Industry Exhibition’ held at COEX in Seoul for three days starting on the 3rd and conduct investment attraction activities.

Gwangju Metropolitan City Office operates a joint promotional center with Gwangju City, Gwangju Urban Development Corporation, and Gwangju Techno Park (TP) to promote a differentiated investment environment centered on the smart energy industry and attract investment from participating companies.

Through one-on-one consultations with potential companies willing to invest, the Gwangju Economic Development Administration discusses investment conditions, sales, and special benefits (incentives) for ▲Smart Energy Industrial District I and Ⅱ ▲Future Automobile Industrial District ▲Artificial Intelligence (AI) Convergence District. ), etc. will provide detailed information.

In particular, the smart energy industrial zone in the Gwangju Free Economic Zone has leading energy companies and institutions such as KEPCO and Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, and through this electric industry exhibition, promising companies related to secondary batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, and energy storage systems (ESS) We are actively seeking to develop the city into a future industrial city.

Hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and co-organized by the Korea Electric Industry Promotion Association and Korea Electric Power Corporation, this event is Korea's representative power and energy exhibition, celebrating its 28th anniversary this year.

About 250 global companies, including LG Electronics, LS Electric, and HD Hyundai Electric, will participate in the event, and approximately 25,000 visitors are expected to visit.

Seok-ki Seon, head of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, said, “We will use this exhibition as an opportunity to actively promote innovative companies to invest in Gwangju,” adding, “We will do our best to provide generous support and revitalize networks so that local companies can also enter the global market.” said. <End>

(Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, +82-62-613-6071)