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Busan Metropolitan City Selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s “2025 Blockchain Public Sector Project” Leading the Nation with the “Battery Passport” Initiative

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has been selected for the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency’s “2025 Blockchain Public Sector Project” with its proposed initiative, “Establishment of a Blockchain-Based Battery Passport Platform.”

The “Blockchain Public Sector Project” aims to identify and develop areas within public services that have a strong potential for the impactful application of blockchain technology.

In November 2024, the city proposed the “Blockchain-Based Battery Passport Platform” project. Following two rounds of evaluations and four consulting sessions, the project was finally selected through a technical agreement signed in July 2025.

The “Blockchain-Based Battery Passport Platform” seeks to build a full-cycle battery management system and provide demonstration services using blockchain technology.

In particular, the city’s status as a blockchain-specialized city, its port and logistics infrastructure, and its strong battery trade linkage strategy were highly rated.

Battery Trade Linkage Strategy:

• ●With the anticipated growth in the used battery market, Busan is ideally positioned as a strategic hub for global trade due to its strength in port and logistics infrastructure.

• ●Projected discharge of used batteries:
  (2025) 8,321 units → (2029) 78,981 units → (2030) 107,500 units (Estimates from KEI and the Ministry of Environment)

Through this selection, the city plans to manage full-cycle data for EV batteries within the region and establish a battery circulation ecosystem by laying the groundwork for battery distribution and trade systems.

In light of the anticipated implementation of international trade regulations, this project, as a national first, is especially significant in enabling the establishment of a battery lifecycle management system to enhance the export competitiveness of domestic companies.

EU Digital Product Passport (DPP):
Digitally records and shares the full lifecycle data of products; battery passports to be implemented first (Feb. 2027)

The project will build a “Battery Passport Platform” that provides full-cycle battery data, and promote three key demonstration services:
▲Charging & Safety
▲Performance Inspection
▲Lifecycle Management

This year, a total of KRW 3.46 billion will be invested (KRW 2.6 billion from national funding and KRW 860 million from the private sector).

The project will be led by the city, with participation from the Busan Industry-University Convergence Institute, Pohang City, and the Korea Electric Vehicle Industry Association. The private consortium PMGrow Inc., selected through a KISA-led evaluation, will carry out the project.

The “Battery Passport Platform” will collect, store, and manage EV battery data through data acquisition devices and issue battery passports to provide reliable battery data. The system will be built by integrating:
▲Blockchain System
▲Battery Passport System
▲Data Provision System

The pilot services will involve 2,500 electric vehicles in Busan, including public EVs, and battery-related companies. Key services will include:
▲Charging, Safety, Parking
▲Performance Inspection
▲Full-cycle Management

This project is expected to enhance EV safety through battery data management and stimulate related industries based on battery and data integration.

Mayor Park Heong-joon remarked, “Through this initiative, Busan will establish a leading regional model for the Battery Passport Platform, enhance the competitiveness of local battery companies, and strengthen the industrial ecosystem to become a central hub for integrated battery data management.”