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S. Korea, Kazakhstan to expand cooperation in energy
S. Korea, Kazakhstan to expand cooperation in energy
South Korea President Lee Myung-bak and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev pledged to expand cooperation in energy, plants and atomic power.
Alstom to utilize ‘smart grid’ technology in Indonesia
Alstom will use its digital substation technology to help Indonesia’s state electricity company PT PLN to improve its service.
S.Korea's Uljin reactor resumes operation
The Reactor-1 in Uljin Nuclear Power Plant resumed operations Tuesday less than a week after its automatic shutdown prompted by problems with transmission lines,
Safety concerns delay Korea's nuke projects
South Korea's plans for new nuclear reactors have been delayed due to safety concerns.
S. Korean nuclear reactor shuts off automatically
South Korea's Wolsong 1 reactor was shut down automatically due to the malfunction of a system that controls power output.
KEPCO posts alert electricity shortage alert
Korea Electric Power Corp.has issued a power shortage alert as high temperatures increased electricity consumption.
Kepco to increase electricity prices by 4.9%
Kepco will raise utility bills by an average of 4.9 percent as early as next week to improve its worsening balance sheet and help reduce power consumption.
South Korean nuke reactor malfunctions
A reactor of South Korea's Younggwang Nuclear Power Plant automatically shut down after its reactor protection system gave warning signals.
New South Korean nuke reactor begins commercial operations
South Korea began commercial operations of its 23rd nuclear reactor.
POSCO to invest in Pakistan’s energy sector
South Korea’s largest steel mill by market value says it will invest in Pakistan’s energy sector, including solar energy, hydropower and other renewable sources.
Siemens to supply order for South Korean gas plant
Siemens has secured an order worth US$492.9 million from POSCO Energy to supply single shaft configurations to three power islands of natural-gas-fired power units in South Korea.
First infrastructure fund for 7 solar farms
Kasikornbank is appointed the financial advisor for the infrastructure fund, which will raise Bt5 billion for 7
World's largest solar power plant to rise in Korea
Renault Samsung Motors will convert the parking lots and rooftops of its Busan factory into the world’s largest solar power plant.
Korea's Kori-1 reactor allowed to restart
South Korea's Kori-1 plant has been declared safe for continued operation by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission.
South Korean firm to build US$2.1B Kazakhstan power plant
Samsung Engineering had won a US$2.1 billion order to build a power plant in .meet growing energy demand.
Test run for new Korean reactor halted again on technical glitch
South Korea's new Shin Wolsong 1 reactor went offline on Sunday morning after its turbine generator wasautomatically stopped, said officials at the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.