Creating a semiconductor cluster in the southwestern region, will there be no issues with changing the use of agricultural water?

[Agricultural Fisheries and Livestock Daily=Reporters Kim Jin-oh and Park Se-jun] Controversy is spreading over concerns that the creation of a semiconductor cluster in the southwestern region, driven by the government and the industry, will lead to disruptions in the supply of agricultural water due to the large amount of water consumed by semiconductor factories. Last month, on the 29th, the government held a 'National Report Meeting on 3 Mega Projects for the Great Leap Forward of the Republic of Korea' at the Cheong Wa Dae, jointly with related ministries. The government announced a total investment of 2,000 trillion won in three areas: semiconductors, physical artificial intelligence (AI), and AI data centers, aiming to secure new growth engines and promote regional development. Among these, 800 trillion won is to be invested in the southwestern region, specifically in Jeonnam Gwangju.

Agriculture water to be converted to industrial water: Farmers express dissatisfaction over Ministry of Climate and Environment's unilateral announcement Concerns are spreading over the potential disruption to agricultural water supply due to the construction of a southwestern semiconductor cluster by the government and the industry, which would consume a massive amount of water. The government held a joint meeting with related ministries at the Cheong Wa Dae last month, announcing a 2000 trillion won super-sized investment in three mega projects, including semiconductors, physical artificial intelligence (AI), and AI data centers, to secure new growth engines and promote regional development. Among these, the government's decision to invest 800 trillion won in the southwestern region to build four memory fabs and create a second semiconductor production base has drawn attention from the agricultural sector. This is because the construction of four memory mega fabs is expected to ...