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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Engineering |
Founded | 1975; 50 years ago (1975) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Lee Bae-Soo (CEO) |
Products | Nuclear and thermal power plants |
Services | Designing, engineering, and constructing of power plants |
Number of employees | 2,336(2016) |
Parent | Korea Electric Power Corporation |
Website | www |
KEPCO E&C (full name:KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company, INC., formerly:KOPEC) is apower plantdesign and engineering company inSouth Korea. It was established in 1975 as a public enterprise. KEPCO E&C engages in designing, engineering, and constructing nuclear and fossilpower plants. The company operates as a subsidiary ofKorea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO).
KEPCO E&C is providing total integratedEngineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services. It has designed and built a total of 14 nuclear power plants using their own technology, including the development ofAPR-1400 next-generation nuclear power plant. The company has also designed and built over 40 coal power plants and combined cycle & cogeneration plants. In 2006, KEPCO E&C won the 'Be award',Plant:Multidiscipline Engineering, for the Shin-Kori Nuclear Power Plant in Korea.[1]
KEPCO E&C became the world's first business to develop thelow-temperature DeNOx catalyst.[2]
In January 2024, KEPCO signed aMOU withLloyd’s Register,Zodiac Maritime, andKSOE to design and build nuclear powered bulk carriers and container ships.[3]