Emergency Response Teams Dispatched as South Koreans Go Missing at Hydroelectric Power Plant Site in Nepal

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The site where nine South Korean nationals are currently out of contact is a hydroelectric power plant construction site in the Rasuwa district of Nepal. It is a large-scale project jointly undertaken by a South Korean public enterprise and a construction company, and both firms have decided to urgently dispatch response teams to the local site.

Reporting follows by Sim Useop.

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The location where South Korean workers lost contact due to massive floods in Nepal is the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant construction site.

Upper Trishuli-1 is a 216-megawatt hydroelectric power plant under construction along the Trishuli River in the Rasuwa region, located 70 kilometers north of Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.

The total project cost is 647 million dollars, with a construction period of five years, and it is scheduled for completion at the end of this year.

It is Nepal's first private-sector power generation project involving South Korean companies. Korea South-East Power (KOSEP) participated in project development and operation, while Doosan Enerbility was in charge of plant design, construction, and the supply of major equipment such as turbines and generators.

Doosan Enerbility stated that there were a total of 20 South Korean employees at the site, and among them, 6 are currently out of contact.

KOSEP also stated that out of the 7 employees dispatched to Nepal, 3 male employees who were at the power plant site could not be reached.

The remaining 4 employees are reportedly safe.

The two companies noted that local communication conditions are unstable and are continuously verifying the exact locations and status of the disconnected employees.

Doosan Enerbility explained, "We immediately formed an emergency response headquarters for a prompt situation assessment and accident handling, and plan to urgently dispatch a local response team including CEO Jeong Yeon-in."

It added, "We will do our utmost to support the search and rescue of the missing persons by closely cooperating with relevant authorities and project stakeholders."

KOSEP also plans to send personnel to the site today (the 27th) to set up a camp and support rescue operations.

(Video Editing: Choi Hye-ran, Source Footage: Doosan Enerbility & KOSEP YouTube)
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