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The KEPCO board of directors held today (May 21) has suspended the resolution on the reform plan. There is also a possibility that the government plans to implement it next month will be disrupted.

Reporter Park Jin-ho reports.

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The KEPCO board of directors held a meeting today to discuss the final recommendation on the restructuring of the electricity tariff system introduced by the Joint Public-Private Partnership Task Force, but decided to suspend the decision to reflect the electricity tariff policy.

Today 's board of directors has conducted deliberations on the reform agenda for over an hour and a half, but the conclusion has not been reached.

KEPCO has shown its worst performance in the first quarter of this year, exceeding 600 billion won.

KEPCO minority shareholders have also expressed their position to sue the executives for money laundering if they decide on an amendment that could adversely affect KEPCO's financial structure.

KEPCO said, "There are many opinions from the directors who need further discussions, so we decided to hold the decision and discuss it again soon."

There is an expectation that it will be inevitable for the plan to implement the reform plan next month.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said, "Last year, we decided in the beginning of August and retrospectively applied until July.

The revised plan is to maintain the framework of the existing progressive system, but it is a way to reduce the burden of charges by expanding the discount section only during July ~ August, when electricity consumption such as air conditioning equipment is high.