Issues in Construction Project of the 3rd 765kV Transmission Line in Korea

During construction of the 3rd 765 kV transmission line in Korea, a strong civil complaint has continued more than 5 years since 2008 and significantly disturbed the progress of the project. It recently progressed to the national concern due to the experience of the wide area blackout on Sep. 15 in 2011 in Korea. The accident occurred due to electricity shortage arising from the combined conditions of unexpected high temperature during autumn season and maintenance actions of several nuclear power plants. The delay of the project obstructs electricity supply to the capital area from the new nuclear power plant and consequently may cause another blackout. Hence, KEPCO has been preparing comprehensive countermeasures such as making new compensation legislation with Korean Government and…