Pocheon City invests 38.3 billion won to install a cow manure solid fuel facility... aiming for operation by 2030

Pocheon City in Gyeonggi Province has been selected for a government-funded environmental project next year, with a budget of 38.3 billion won for the installation of a livestock manure solid fuel conversion facility. According to recent data from Pocheon City, the daily amount of livestock manure from cattle and dairy cows in the area is approximately 645 tons, most of which is currently composted and used in agricultural fields. However, as agricultural land decreases year by year and complaints about odors from the manure composting process increase, there is an urgent need to establish a new resource utilization plan. In response, the city conducted a feasibility study for the installation of a livestock manure solid fuel conversion facility starting in December last year. GS Pocheon Green Energy (Pocheon Coal Power Plant) confirmed the possibility of using it as an alternative fuel, leading to the concretization of the solid fuel facility installation. Based on these results, ...