KEPCO, Special Inspection of Power Facilities for Warm and Dry Spring Season
Employees of Korea Electric Power Corporation diagnosing power facilities using thermal imaging diagnostic equipment. (Photo by Korea Electric Power Corporation)
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) is conducting special inspections of power facilities to ensure stable electricity supply during the spring season.
KEPCO announced on the 1st that it completed special inspections and emergency measures last month for 650,000 utility poles near retaining walls and river embankments to prevent accidents caused by ground weakening as the weather warms. Other facilities will be inspected by the end of May.
With construction and civil engineering projects in full swing during spring, power facilities near these sites are classified as vulnerable locations, and management and supervision are being strengthened to prevent safety accidents.
To prevent power facility failures due to dry weather, from March to May, 2.01 million utility poles installed along mountain routes (land where transmission lines pass) and surrounding lines will undergo detailed inspections and reinforcements using thermal imaging diagnostic equipment.
According to weather conditions such as strong wind and dry weather warnings, differentiated operation of about 3,000 power circuit breakers nationwide, which has been implemented during the dry winter season, will be intensified.
The supply method for mountain route lines will be changed from high voltage to low voltage, and new equipment resistant to strong winds will be installed.
To prevent spring wildfires, cooperation with local governments, regional forest services, and related agencies will be strengthened to promote fire monitoring and reporting systems, as well as joint emergency dispatches.
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Additionally, real-time monitoring of weather conditions will be conducted, and emergency situation rooms will be operated at headquarters and relevant regional offices according to weather warnings.
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