| Business Summary | | Korea
Electric
Power
Corporation
is
an
electric
utility
that
traces
its
origins
to
the
establishment
of
the
first
electric
utility
in
Korea
in
1898.
The
Company's
electric
generating
system
is
comprised
of
a
total
of
248
generating
units,
including
nuclear,
thermal,
hydro
and
internal
combustion
units,
which,
at
December
31,
1999,
had
an
aggregate
installed
generating
capacity
of
44,316
megawatts.
The
Company's
thermal
units
produce
electricity
using
steam
turbine
generators
and
include
units
fired
by
coal,
oil
and
LNG.
Internal
combustion
units
are
diesel-fired
gas
turbine
and
combined
cycle
units
and
LNG-fired
combined
cycle
units.
In
addition
to
the
generating
facilities
it
owns,
the
Company
purchases
power
output
of
several
generating
plants
not
owned
by
itself. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | KEP
is
an
integrated
electric
utility
company
engaged
in
the
transmission
and
distribution
of
electricity
in
the
Republic
of
Korea.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/31/00,
revenues
increased
19%
to
W18.708T.
Net
income
according
to
U.S.
GAAP
before
extraordinary
item
rose
24%
to
W2.796T.
Revenues
benefitted
from
a
rate
increase.
Net
income
also
reflects
the
inclusion
of
a
higher
gain
on
the
disposal
of
investments
and
assets. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Soo Choi | Pres,
CEO | Yong Park | Exec.
VP | Haeng Yoon | Exec.
VP | Jin Kim | VP | In Koh | VP |
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