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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP) is a subsidiary of the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) a wholly government-owned corporation. KHNP provides about 30% of South Korea's electricity supply, making it the nation's largest power generation company. It has a total installed capacity of more than 26,000MW from operating 24 nuclear power units, 35 hydropower units, 16 pumped-storage power units and several renewable energy facilities.
KHNP is building four nuclear power plants (NPPs) domestically and has six additional units in the planning or preparation stage. Through close partnerships with local governments, the company is actively developing new and renewable energy sources, including small hydropower, solar and wind power, and it is also operating the world's largest fuel cell power plant with 58.8MW of capacity.
In late 2009, South Korea secured its first commercial nuclear plant export contract from the United Arab Emirates, covering the delivery of four Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR 1400) units. In addition to the UAE, KHNP is actively pursuing export of its NPPs to other nations. In Asia, KHNP has made formal agreements with China National Nuclear Power, a state-owned NPP operator, and Kansai Electric Power of Japan for active technology, personnel and information exchange.
