Press Release

Activities to attract investment in electricity and power generation industries in Seoul
Writer : Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority 작성일 : 2023-10-24 09:16

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Gwangju Metropolitan City Office, activities to attract investment in electricity and power generation industries in Seoul
- Operation of a joint promotional center between the city corporation and Techno Park and the Korea Electric Industry Fair
- Promotion of infrastructure in free economic zones, discovery of potential companies to attract investment, and consultation

Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority participated in the ‘2023 Korea Electric Industry Exhibition-Korea Power Generation Industry Exhibition’, the largest exhibition in the electricity and power generation industry in Korea, held at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul from the 18th to the 20th and carried out promotional activities to attract investment.

This exhibition, hosted by the Korea Electric Industry Promotion Association and Korea Electric Power Corporation, was held on the largest scale in Korea, with over 250 global companies participating, including LS Electric, HD Hyundai Electric, Hitachi Energy, Hyosung Industrial, and Woojin Electric. In addition, various side events were held, such as export and purchase consultations for various power equipment required for power supply, such as transmission, distribution, and wires, and technology conferences.

Gwangju Gyeongja Office jointly operated a promotional booth with Gwangju Urban Development Corporation and Gwangju Techno Park at this exhibition to provide information on investment conditions and sales of ▲Smart Energy Industrial District I and Ⅱ ▲Future Vehicle Industrial District ▲Artificial Intelligence (AI) Convergence District, and provide corporate information. Energy conversion and new industry development plans linked to Gwangju's artificial intelligence (AI) industry, such as support and fund investment, were explained, and investment consultation was also conducted.

Gwangju City Corporation, which co-participated in this exhibition, provided promotions and sales guidance for Energy Valley and High-tech District 3, and Gwangju Techno Park provided various corporate support and consultations on fund investment.

The Gwangju Economic Development Administration plans to promote three-dimensional business attraction activities through collaboration with organizations and provide intensive consultation to companies interested in investing in free economic zones so that they can lead to actual investments.

Kim Jin-cheol, head of the Gwangju Free Economic Zone, said, “Through this exhibition, we will ‘promote Gwangju as an attractive investment destination through corporate-tailored investment attraction activities and actively support companies located in the Gwangju Free Economic Zone so that they can grow stably.’”<End>

(Gwangju Free Economic Zone Authority, 613-6071)