This has laid a new foundation for the economic development of the province and the improvement of its people's living standards.

An inauguration ceremony took place on the spot on Wednesday.

Present there were Jon Hyon Chol, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Jon Sung Guk, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Paek Song Guk, chief secretary of the Kangwon Provincial Committee of the WPK, officials, working people and builders of the province and employees of the power station.

Ju Mun Jin, chairman of the Kangwon Provincial People's Committee, addressed the ceremony.