In this regard, Ju Yong, department director of the Ministry of Electric Power Industry, told KCNA:

True to the intention of the Workers' Party of Korea that set the issue of solving the power shortage as a prerequisite for implementing the five-year strategy for national economic development, the hydroelectric power producers are conducting a drive for increased production.

As a result, big hydraulic power stations across the country have boosted the production.

In particular, the Hochongang, Huichon and other power stations are generating several million kWh more electricity than schedule every day.

The Paektusan Hero Youth, Jangjingang, Pujongang, Sodusu and Thaechon power stations also increase the production through rational load division and efficiency operation.

And the Taedonggang Power Station fulfills its daily plan after overhauling several water-wheel generators in a short span of time.