The city of Paju has passed an ordinance to support the expansion of renewable energy, titled "Paju City Ordinance on Support for Agricultural Solar Power Generation," which was approved by the Paju City Council in a plenary session on April 3. This is the first ordinance of its kind related to agricultural solar power support by a local government in the country. The ordinance consists of a total of 10 articles, including the establishment of a comprehensive plan for agricultural solar power, the promotion of pilot projects, support targets and priorities, financial and technical support, and support for technical education for farmers. According to the ordinance, Paju City will establish a "comprehensive plan" to ensure smooth project implementation. This plan includes the targets and strategies for the dissemination of power generation equipment, the selection of crops and technology development suitable for Paju City's climate and soil characteristics. In particular, the plan includes measures to support the marketing of produced electricity by linking it with RE100 participating companies, which is expected to maximize the synergistic effect with Paju City's energy policy. Furthermore, careful priority support criteria have been established to ensure that the benefits are distributed evenly to small-scale farms and others. The support will prioritize small-scale farmers with power generation equipment capacity of less than 100 kilowatts (kW) per person or village community projects involving five or more farmers who operate on their own owned or leased farmland in Paju City. Beyond simple financial support, practical technical education will be provided to ensure that farmers can safely operate power generation businesses alongside farming activities. Customized education will be provided on the operating principles and maintenance of major equipment, precautions against natural disasters, agricultural machinery operation methods under power generation facilities, understanding of complex power sales structures, and licensing procedures. Based on the enactment of this ordinance, the city will actively promote various support programs for successful settlement of agricultural solar power businesses by farmers. Kim Hae-won, Director of the Energy Division of Paju City, said, "The enactment of this ordinance will provide Paju City's farmers with a new opportunity for income generation and will be a solid foundation for invigorating the rural economy" and "Establishing an agricultural solar power model where agriculture and energy coexist will lead to sustainable agriculture..."