South Korea utility proposes Samsung pays $15 billion in advance for power, paper says
SEOUL, Sept 3 : Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) has proposed Samsung Electronics pay 20 trillion won ($15 billion) in advance for power through to 2031 to help fund the expansion of its grid, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Thursday.
It has also proposed that SK Hynix pay 5 trillion won in advance, the newspaper said, citing an internal KEPCO document.
- State-run KEPCO, South Korea's main utility, said in a statement it had suggested an advance payment scheme to major power users including Samsung and SK Hynix, but that participation, interest rates, payment amounts and payment periods had not been finalised.
CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less • Samsung did not have immediate comment. SK Hynix did not immediately respond to a request for comment. • KEPCO said the proposed arrangement was intended to help meet rising investment needs from semiconductor and AI data centre projects, while providing companies with more certainty over timely power supply for new factories. • The utility would use the funds to build transmission and substation networks for chip fabs, while paying the companies interest above the yield on 2-year Korean government bonds, according to the Chosun report. ($1 = 1,358.6800 won)
- Samsung did not have immediate comment. SK Hynix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- KEPCO said the proposed arrangement was intended to help meet rising investment needs from semiconductor and AI data centre projects, while providing companies with more certainty over timely power supply for new factories.
- The utility would use the funds to build transmission and substation networks for chip fabs, while paying the companies interest above the yield on 2-year Korean government bonds, according to the Chosun report.
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