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DPRK declares Huichon Power Stations operational
Pictured above: A satellite image of the construction of the Huichon Power Station No. 2 UPDATE 1 (2012-4-6): According to KCNA the plant is operational: Huichon Power Station Goes Operational...
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On DPRK efforts to join UN carbon market
UPDATE 14 (2012-12-13): Robert Winstanley-Chesters has some additional data here. UPDATE 13 (2012-10-23): The DPRK has registered its second CDM project: Kumya Hydro Power Plant. Here is the official...
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DPRK power consumption at 1970s levels
Pictured above: (L-Yonhap) Estimated energy consumption in the DPRK; (R) IEA graph of DPRK energy production Statistics Korea published information on DPRK energy consumption originally published by...
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DPRK’s first CDM project registered: Hamhung Hydro Power Plant No. 1
Pictured above: Chowon-ri, Jongphyong County (초원리, 정평군) on Google Earth (coordinates: 39.662431°, 127.315594°). The satellite imagery is too old to show the new dam and power station. A valued reader...
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The New Huichon Power Station providing electricity to Pyongyang
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2012-10-11 Completed in April, Huichon Power Station is confirmed to be supplying electricity to the capital of Pyongyang. The No. 1 and No.2 hydro powerplants...
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DPRK registers second carbon trading project: Kumya Hydro Power Plant
The DPRK has registered its second Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project: The Kumya Hydro Power Plant. Here is the official UN web page containing all of the technical information. Here is an older...
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DPRK registers five CDM projects with UNFCC
I have previously written about two of the DPRK’s registered CDM projects: Hamhung Hydro Power Plant No. 1 and Kumya Hydro Power Plant. I have collected all previous posts on the DPRKs efforts to join...
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North Korea at night (2012-9-24)
Eric T. passes along this amazing satellite photo of the Korean peninsula taken at night on 2012-9-24: The photo comes from NASA. Click image to see larger version. When I get some time (maybe this...
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Pyongyang’s winter power supply
Pictured above: Huichon Power Station No. 2. Learn more about the power station here and here. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA): The power supply in the region had been significantly more consistent...
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Foundations of Energy Security for the DPRK: 1990-2009
The Nautilus Institute has put together an amazing research paper on the DPRK’s energy sector. I cannot understate the value of the quality/quantity of facts/figures/tables in this research. You can...
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Why is the DPRK pursuing CDM carbon credits?
Benjamin Habib writes in the East Asia Forum: North Korea is a curious case among Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It is not an active member of any...
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An Updated Summary of Energy Supply and Demand in the Democratic People’s...
The Nautilus Institute has published a report on energy supply in the DPRK by David F. von Hippel and Peter Hayes. You can read it here. Here is a small section of the paper: Overall energy use per...
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North Korea encourages completion of large-scale projects to coincide with...
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) 2014-6-12 North Korea is attempting to complete the construction of a large scale stockbreeding base and a power plant as symbols of “self-rehabilitation” by...
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DPRK power consumption at 1970s levels
Pictured above: (L-Yonhap) Estimated energy consumption in the DPRK; (R) IEA graph of DPRK energy production Statistics Korea published information on DPRK energy consumption originally published by...
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North Korea shows great interest in micro hydropower
According to the Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES): North Korea, which has been focusing its efforts on increasing energy production, is currently paying close attention to micro hydropower...
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DPRK building new coal-powered plant in Pyongyang
Pictured above is the new plant. Learn more about it on this new article at 38 North.
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On DPRK efforts to join UN carbon market
UPDATE 13 (2014-11-28): The Ryesonggang Hydropower Plant No.4 has been completed. According to KCNA: New Power Station Goes Operational Kumchon, November 27 (KCNA) — Ryesonggang Youth Power Station No....
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DPRK power consumption at 1970s levels
Pictured above: (L-Yonhap) Estimated energy consumption in the DPRK; (R) IEA graph of DPRK energy production Statistics Korea published information on DPRK energy consumption originally published by...
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Ten power plants on Chongchon River under construction to increase power...
Institute for Far Eastern Studies (IFES) Japan-based pro-North Korea media outlet Choson Sinbo reported on December 11 that ten hydroelectric dams were being constructed along the Chongchon River...
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DPRK looks to boost energy supply
According to the Associated Press: North Korea is racing to boost its electricity supply by up to 50 percent with the completion of several generating stations by the end of the year and is pushing...
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