The largest energy storage field in the country held a briefing yesterday, and the local people roared with artillery fire.

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[Reporter Ge Youhao/Kaohsiung Report] The largest energy storage field in the country is expected to be located in Fengshan District, the most populous city in Kaohsiung City, causing a local backlash. The Kaohsiung City Economic Development Bureau stated yesterday that it will check the gates according to the law, and immediately issued a document today, asking the Ministry of Economic Affairs to withdraw the case first and return it. After clarifying the relevant concerns of the public, the application will be accepted for review.

Sandi Group is located in Niuchaopu, Fengshan District, Kaohsiung. It is expected to build the largest 170MW energy storage field in the country, with a development area of ​​6,000 pings, 85 battery cabinets, and buried pipelines of more than 1 km and a depth of 1.3 meters, which are connected in parallel to Taipower Meishan Substation However, it is only 80 meters away from more than 5,800 households in Zhenbeili, without the consent of local residents, which caused the local village chief to sign a petition against it.

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At yesterday’s Sunday briefing, Mindai and Limin’s guns were rumbling. They were dissatisfied that the energy storage field is close to the residential area, questioned the safety of the energy storage field, and worried that electromagnetic waves and radiation would affect health. In case of fire or explosion, poisonous gas may be produced. The government dropped the case.

The Economic Development Bureau explained that the competent authority for energy storage equipment is the Energy Bureau and the Bureau of Standards, Inspection and Quarantine of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Due to the outrage among the residents, the blue-green civilian representatives also supported the residents and demanded that the case be withdrawn and the development be suspended. The Economic and Development Bureau emphasized its stand with the citizens yesterday and will issue a document requesting the Ministry of Economic Affairs to withdraw the case first and return it.

Today, Monday, the working day, the Economic Development Bureau immediately issued a document, requesting the Ministry of Economic Affairs to withdraw the case first and return it, and then accept the application for review after clarifying the relevant concerns of the public.