ABB to support South Korea’s greener future
Zurich, Switzerland, June 13, 2019 - Large order for converter stations will increase power and grid stability on South Korea’s Jeju IslandKorea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), the country’s largest electric utility, awarded ABB Power Grid’s business with a large order to build two new converter stations. One station on the mainland converts the power from alternative current (AC) to direct current and transfers the electricity by undersea cable with almost no losses to Jeju Island, where the other station converts the current back to AC for distribution. The high voltage direct