Kim Dong-chul, KEPCO President, "Will Continue Facility Investment for Stable Power Supply"

Kim Dong-chul, President of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), announced on the 3rd, "We will continue to invest in facility reinforcement and construction to ensure stable power supply."

According to KEPCO, President Kim visited key power facility construction and operation sites as well as energy new technology utilization sites in Gangwon and Daegu-Gyeongbuk regions, which suffered from large-scale wildfires, from the 31st of last month to the 3rd of this month, focusing on wildfire prevention and progress of each project.

A KEPCO official explained, "This site inspection aims to accelerate on-site management for stable supply of high-quality electricity and activation of new energy businesses as a representative energy company of Korea," adding, "It was conducted to fully launch President Kim Dong-chul’s long-emphasized leap toward becoming a 'global energy leader contributing to the nation's future growth in the new energy era.'"

Kim Dong-chul, President of KEPCO (second from the right), visited the East Coast converter station (Uljin, Gyeongbuk) and the site of the first tower construction of the East Coast-Capital Area HVDC Project on the 1st to inspect the site.

First, President Kim visited the Donghaean converter station (Uljin, Gyeongbuk) and the site for the first tower construction of the large-scale national power grid project, the 'Donghaean-Sudogwon HVDC Project,' to intensively check the supply status of essential resources such as manpower and equipment. At the site, he urged close communication and cooperation with related organizations to resolve major construction risks such as civil complaints and permits.

Next, to ensure stable power supply in response to spring dry season wildfire occurrences, he visited sites applying core technologies such as the AI-based early wildfire response system and Asset Management System (AMS) currently implemented in the Gangwon and Gyeongbuk headquarters, checked the operational status of each system, and discussed company-wide expansion and commercialization plans.

President Kim said, "Let us expand the energy ecosystem of Korea more healthily by broadening our business areas through new energy industries, new technologies, and nuclear power, thereby reducing dependence on electricity rates and minimizing factors for rate increases," adding, "We will raise our sense of crisis, redefine the company’s functions and roles, and swiftly innovate the organization to meet the expectations of the public."

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