Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) recorded an operating loss of 6.2 trillion won in the first quarter of this year. As a result, the cumulative loss approached 40 trillion won.


KEPCO announced on the 12th that its first-quarter financial results showed sales of 21.594 trillion won and operating expenses of 27.716 trillion won.


During the same period, the operating loss was 6.1776 trillion won, a 20.7% decrease compared to the same period last year (7.7869 trillion won). The cumulative operating loss increased to 38.8034 trillion won, following last year's 32.6034 trillion won.



A KEPCO official explained, "Sales increased by 5.1299 trillion won (31.2%) due to rate adjustments, etc.," and "Operating expenses rose by 14.5% compared to the same period last year due to increases in fuel costs and power purchase costs."

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