Goryeong-gun wins minister's commendation at national solar energy competition

Goryeong-gun in North Gyeongsang Province won the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy minister's commendation — the top honor in the local government category — at the 8th Korea Solar League awards ceremony held Thursday at the Government Sejong Convention Center, the county announced Saturday.

The Korea Solar League is a national competition that evaluates local governments, private entities and public institutions on their solar power deployment and greenhouse gas reduction efforts, recognizing and rewarding outstanding cases.

Goryeong-gun was recognized for consistently ranking among the top basic local governments nationwide in solar power deployment, as well as for building solar infrastructure using public facilities, establishing a foundation for energy self-sufficiency and developing sustainable energy transition policies.

The county earned particularly high marks for expanding energy welfare support for vulnerable households, pursuing eco-friendly energy attraction policies through public-private cooperation, and advancing convergence support projects using public infrastructure — all concrete, multifaceted efforts toward carbon neutrality.

"We will continue to expand eco-friendly energy welfare support that residents can feel in their daily lives and do our utmost to make Goryeong a model city for carbon neutrality," a county official said.