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Core Facts

Location
Pungcheon-ri, Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province, South Korea
Developer
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP)
Main contractor
Daewoo E&C consortium
Plant size
600MW (300MW x 2 units)
Project area
1,530,279 square meters (about 153 hectares)
Total budget
1.5863 trillion KRW
Pine trees at risk
About 110,000 trees
Pine forest
1,800 hectares, designated as one of Korea's Top 100 Forests
Households affected
51 households facing submersion and relocation
Livelihood reliance
About 70% of residents rely on pine nut production
Endangered species
Goral, black woodpecker, and otter habitat
Length of struggle
March 2019 to present (7+ years)
Weekly protests
More than 705
Resident position
Unanimous opposition
Core concerns
Ecological destruction, dust and noise, livelihood loss, community breakup

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Pungcheon-ri Residents' Committee. (2026). Save Pungcheon-ri campaign materials.
https://pungcheonri.vercel.app/en