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Many Hydro-Power Stations under Construction in DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, November 15 (KCNA) -- Many hydro-power stations have been constructed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Samsu and Paektusan Songun Youth Power Stations are now under construction in Ryanggang Province in the northern part of the country.
    The builders have introduced in the projects a method of building dams with less quantity of materials such as cement and steel and a method of making an effective use of water.
    Those in charge of the Samsu Power Station construction have disposed earth and rock amounting to 200,000 cubic meters and are excavating the bed of the dam at the final stage. And they are pushing ahead with projects of tunneling a temporary drain and a water route simultaneously.
    At the construction site of the Paektusan Songun Youth Power Station, such projects as excavation of the dam bed, installation of cranes and tunneling of a water route are being carried on in a three-dimensional way.
    The builders of the Ryesonggang Power Station project in North Hwanghae Province have finished the water route and subsidiary dam projects with the introduction of advanced construction methods. They are now concentrating efforts on the groundwork project while giving precedence to excavating and disposing 60,000 cubic meters of earth.
    Signal successes have been made in the construction of the Orangchon Power Station in North Hamgyong Province and Thaechon Power Station No. 4 in North Phyongan Province.
    Hydro-power stations have been constructed in streams and rivers in South Phyongan, Jagang and Kangwon Provinces, too.