Busan City launched an all-out response today, July 27, 2026, in the afternoon, by simultaneously inspecting vulnerable populations protection sites and the power supply control tower to protect citizens from record-breaking heat waves and secure stable electricity supply.

Busan Mayor Jeon Jae-soo visited key sites in the afternoon to inspect measures to protect vulnerable populations from heat waves and the city's response system for summer power supply. This demonstrates the city's strong commitment to ensuring that citizens' daily lives are not disrupted amid this summer's dual crisis of extreme heat and power shortage, while promoting an energy-saving culture.

First, Mayor Jeon visited the Busan Hope Lighthouse Comprehensive Support Center (Homeless Comprehensive Support Center) to carefully examine the status of heat wave response measures, including street homeless counseling and emergency shelter operations, as well as the progress of protection measures. At this front line of vulnerable population protection, the mayor urged that support should not be spared to help those suffering from the heat pass the summer safely.

He then moved to the Korea Electric Power Corporation Busan-Ulsan Headquarters to listen to power supply management measures in preparation for increased summer electricity demand and urged close cooperation between institutions. This emphasized the importance of infrastructure inspection for power stabilization and preemptive response to rapidly increasing power demand.

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Busan City plans to focus on spreading energy-saving culture that encourages active participation from citizens. The plan includes energy-saving street campaigns, distribution of promotional materials, promoting compliance with appropriate cooling temperatures, and guidance to refrain from open-door cooling to contribute to stable summer power supply.

Mayor Jeon Jae-soo reaffirmed the city's strong determination to respond comprehensively to protect vulnerable populations from heat waves and ensure stable power supply so that citizens' daily lives are not disrupted, stating, "We will respond closely to ensure that citizens' daily lives are not inconvenienced from protecting heat wave vulnerable populations to securing stable power supply." The city will continue to make comprehensive efforts to prevent disruption to citizens' daily lives from these two summer threats of extreme heat and power shortage.

Busan City plans to continue paying close attention and making thorough preparations so that citizens can maintain safe and comfortable daily lives free from extreme heat and power supply anxiety this summer. In this process, citizens' active participation in energy conservation will be an essential factor.