Korean province to invest $7.8bn in country’s largest hydrogen industrial cluster over next five years

South Chungcheong aims to produce 1.2 million tonnes of H2, generate 20GW of hydrogen power and put 50,000 H2 vehicles on the road by 2040

South Chungcheong governor Kim Tae-heum, centre, with unidentified representatives of some of the organisations that signed some of the 19 business agreements relating to the West Coast Hydrogen Industry Belt.
South Chungcheong governor Kim Tae-heum, centre, with unidentified representatives of some of the organisations that signed some of the 19 business agreements relating to the West Coast Hydrogen Industry Belt.Photo: South Chungcheong province
Published 19 September 2025, 10:32Updated 19 September 2025, 10:32
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