Minister of Industry Andeokgeun Visits Substation, Emphasizes "Strengthening Power Supply and Equipment Management"

Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Anduk Geun visited Yangju Substation on the 7th to inspect the status of equipment management and the emergency response system for disasters during the winter power supply and demand management period.

The power authorities have designated the period from December 4 last year to February 29 this year as the "power supply and demand management period" and are intensively managing power supply and demand. On the 21st of last month, the temperature dropped sharply, recording the highest power demand this winter (91.6GW), but power supply and demand remained stable by maintaining a reserve capacity of 13.7GW. However, if a cold wave and heavy snow occur simultaneously after the third week of January, the maximum demand could rise to 97.2GW. Accordingly, the power authorities are strengthening power supply and demand management by securing a supply capacity of over 105GW in advance and conducting pre-inspections of key power facilities.

Ahn Deok-geun, nominee for Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, is responding to reporters' questions on the 18th while heading to his candidate office at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Photo by Heo Young-han younghan@

In particular, the Yangju Substation visited that day is a key facility for power supply to Gyeonggi and northern Seoul. In case of a failure, the impact on power supply to the metropolitan area is significant, so the government has been focusing on equipment inspections and establishing an emergency response system. Additionally, a system stabilization facility based on domestically developed ultra-high voltage direct current (HVDC) conversion technology has been installed and is undergoing test operation within the Yangju Substation.

Minister Ahn urged, "Given the recent public concerns due to incidents such as the Everland amusement ride stoppage and the Ulsan blackout, please thoroughly manage supply and demand and strengthen power facility management to ensure that the public experiences no inconvenience."

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