KOREA POWER EXCHANGE

KPX engages in extensive exchanges of information and opinion with electric power industry organizations in other countries on issues concerning the electric power industry and energy. As a means of maintaining ties with key people and organizations, it participates in many conferences in the electric power and energy sectors held in Korea and abroad, including the regular conferences and other meetings.

KPX is promoting face to face exchange with main organizations in the electric utility industries by holding regular meetings. KPX signed a cooperative agreement concerning exchanges with PJM in 2007 in which the two parties agreed to discuss the management issues and exchange the technical information to contribute to the mutual development of their countries' electric power industries. PJM and KPX began conducting regular visits to each other in 2007. MOU concerning collaborative actions to advance in smart grid was also signed in 2009. The 6th regular exchange was convened during 2011 in Seoul on November.

KPX additionally carries out information and technical exchanges with such organizations as ESCJ and KYUSHU EPCO through the regular meetings. These meetings mainly offer technical guidance with respect to such issues as improved system-operation reliability and efficiency.

KPX has been conducting the regular meetings for technical exchange with ESCJ since 2006 as follows;

• 2012The technical meeting was held in Japan.
• 2011The technical meeting was held in Japan.
• 2010The symposium was held in Korea.
• 2009The symposium was held in Japan.
• 2008The technical meeting was held in Korea.
• 2007The technical meeting was held in Japan.
• 2006KPX and ESCJ co-hosted the 1st meeting in Korea.

KPX launched periodical meeting with KYUSHU EPCO in 2004 and have been conducting 12 meetings as follows;

• Feb,2012The 12th technical exchange meeting was held in Japan.
• Oct,2005The 2nd technical exchange meeting was held in Korea.
• Mar,2005The cooperative agreement was signed in Japan.
• Nov,2004The prior arrangement for cooperative agreement was conducted in Korea.