Korean companies donate to PM’s Winston relief fund

Three companies from South Korea, which have projects here in Fiji, have contributed towards the Prime Minister’s National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund to help those affected by Cyclone Winston. A renowned renewable energy company from South Korea, GS Power Co Limited donated $50,000 also towards the PM’s relief appeal fund. GS Power president Eung-Sik Kim, presented his company’s donation to Fijian Ambassador to South Korea Filimone Kau. He expressed his condolences to families who had lost their loved ones during the cyclone. GS Power is one of the investment companies, which is operating a combined heat and power plant with LNG-fired fuelling system that emanates 950megawatt electricity and energy for heating and cooling for 300 business companies and households in South Korea’s capital- Seoul. The company has a joint-venture business operation with Nabou Green Energy Ltd which is constructing 12MW biomass power plant in Navutu, Nadroga. Woojin Industrial Systems Co. Ltd donated F$20,000 and Astronergy Solar Korea donated F$12,000 to Ambassador Kau in Seoul. When making their donation Ambassador Kau, the Chairman of Woojin Industrial, YoungChang Kim and chief executive officer of Astronergy Jyh Ping Chang expressed their deepest sympathy to the bereaved families who were affected by the tropical cyclone and lost their homes and property. Woojin Industrial Systems is currently working on a Village Micro-Grid (VMG) system for Namara Village in Kadavu. Astronergy Solar Korea is working on the development of a 10megawatt solar farm project here in Fiji. Source: DEPTFO News