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Busan Metropolitan City Signs the Nation’s First Agreement for Supporting Energy-Vulnerable Households through the “Together Care” Program

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that today (September 8) at 11:00 a.m., it signed the “Together Care” agreement with the Korea Energy Agency (President Lee Sang-hoon) to support energy-vulnerable households at the 26th floor conference room of City Hall.

The signing ceremony was attended by Dong-seok Park, Director General of the Advanced Industry Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, and Young-bae Han, Executive Director of the Korea Energy Agency, among others.

< Overview of the Agreement >

• ●Date/Location: September 8, 2025 (Mon) 11:00 / City Hall 26th floor conference room

• ●Parties: Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon), Korea Energy Agency (President Lee Sang-hoon)

• ●Key Details:
  • Building a social network to address blind spots in the energy voucher system for vulnerable households
  • Promoting the discovery of households not using energy vouchers to improve utilization in Busan
  • Implementing the “Together Care” visiting energy welfare service for households not using energy vouchers

This agreement marks the first collaboration case nationwide between a local government and the Agency. It was prepared to establish a foundation for closing the gaps in access to energy vouchers among vulnerable households.

The City will utilize administrative data to identify households that have not used energy vouchers and promote awareness of the program so that it becomes widely known in everyday life.

The Agency will directly visit identified non-user households and provide customized one-on-one solutions to minimize blind spots caused by mobility difficulties or unfamiliarity with the system.

Through this agreement, the City expects to ease the burden of heating and cooling costs for energy-vulnerable households, helping citizens facing difficulties from heat waves and cold waves to live more stably.

Park Dong-seok, Director General of the Advanced Industry Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “This agreement will improve the usage rate of energy vouchers among households lacking information, thereby reducing the burden of heating and cooling energy costs for vulnerable households. Going forward, we will do our utmost to ensure that no new blind spots emerge in energy welfare and to realize welfare for the vulnerable.”