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It seems that public institutions this year will have to face a colder winter than usual.
The government is preparing a plan to lower the indoor heating temperature of public institutions by one degree from the previous one by 17 degrees.
And these measures are only the beginning.
First of all, reporter Kim Yoon-mi reported exclusively.
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The trade balance deficit countermeasures meeting held this morning.
The Deputy Prime Minister of Economy suddenly brought up the topic of energy conservation.
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“As the uncertainty of future energy supply and demand is high, we will soon come up with a plan for energy conservation and efficiency improvement.”
what kind of countermeasure?
As a result of the MBC coverage, it was confirmed that the government is strongly considering lowering the indoor heating temperature of public institutions this winter from 18 degrees to 17 degrees.
The ‘Public Institutions Energy Regulations’ created in 2011 stipulates that the cooling temperature of public institutions in summer should be 28 degrees or higher and the heating temperature in winter should be 18 degrees or less.
This means we’re going to lower it by one degree.
The reason the government is doing this is because of concerns regarding a global energy crisis this winter.
In particular, natural gas is a problem.
As Russia restricts gas supplies to Europe, natural gas prices jumped eight times from two years ago.
There is an emergency in the winter heating.
For energy such as heating and cooling in Korean buildings, electricity accounts for 52% and city gas accounts for 40%.
Although the government is holding down electricity and gas rates, it cannot reduce demand in this way.
A person in charge of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said, “In the end, we have to reduce demand through energy conservation.” He said, “We plan to present a target for saving to public institutions first, and the private sector will also do a campaign.”
It’s not just Korea.
Europe is already in a semi-war situation.
Germany started turning off the lights of Berlin’s famous Brandenburg Gate, which was lit for 24 hours, from 12 pm, and decided to limit the indoor temperature of public buildings to 19 degrees.
Switzerland is even considering criminal punishment for non-compliance with the 19-degree heating temperature in public institutions.
This is MBC Kim Yoon-mi.
Video coverage Kim Kyung-bae / Video editing Park Hye-rin
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