Busan Gijang-gun Urges KEPCO Gijang Branch for Emergency Restoration of Typhoon Power Outage

On the 3rd at 3 p.m., Oh Gyu-seok, the mayor of Busan's Gijang County, visited the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Gijang branch to urgently request restoration work to resolve the power outage.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Due to the impact of Typhoon No. 9 'Maysak,' a large-scale power outage affecting approximately 4,300 households in the Ilgwang-myeon area of Gijang-gun occurred in the early morning of the 3rd. In response, Gijang County Governor Oh Gyu-seok revisited the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Gijang branch at 3 p.m. on the 3rd to request prompt restoration.

During a meeting with the head of KEPCO Gijang branch, Governor Oh said, "Many residents have urgently requested a quick restoration due to the power outage. The economic losses and inconveniences caused to residents by the outage are beyond words."

He added, "Please prioritize the safety of the workers and complete the restoration as quickly as possible."

Kim Gyu-hwan, head of KEPCO Gijang branch, responded, "Yesterday morning, safety messages from Gijang-gun quickly informed residents about KEPCO's situation, which was very helpful. We are currently working mainly on the high-voltage lines."

Kim also stated, "Once the high-voltage line restoration is completed, work on restoring the low-voltage lines will proceed. It will take more than a day to fully restore both high and low-voltage lines," adding, "We will take all possible measures to ensure electricity supply to each household and business as soon as possible."

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