[2020 National Audit] KEPCO Suffers 3.5 Billion KRW Loss Over 10 Years Due to Power Line Theft

Assemblyman Yoon Young-seok "166 Cases This Year Alone... No Proper Compensation Measures"

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] It has been revealed that the damage amount to Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) due to theft of power lines such as processed overhead lines and underground cables has reached 3.5 billion KRW over the past 10 years.

According to data received by Yoon Young-seok, a member of the National Assembly's Industry, Trade, Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises Committee from the People Power Party, from KEPCO on the 19th, a total of 3,639 theft incidents involving power lines managed by KEPCO occurred from 2011 to September of this year.

The damage amount is approximately 3.48 billion KRW, which corresponds to 1,739 km in terms of power line length.

The theft incidents have occurred continuously every year. In the case of this year, a total of 166 cases occurred up to last month, far exceeding last year's 136 cases.

Assemblyman Yoon pointed out, "Power line theft incidents repeat every year, but there are no proper measures for recurrence prevention and damage compensation," and added, "KEPCO must thoroughly manage power lines considering safety and costs."

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