Doosan and Namdong Power Establish Emergency Response Amid Nepal Floods

Nepal's recent floods have left a South Korean worker, involved in the construction of a hydroelectric power plant, unreachable or isolated, prompting the companies involved to swiftly assess the situation and formulate a response.
 
According to Yonhap News Agency on August 26, Doosan Enerbility established an emergency response headquarters that afternoon to quickly assess the situation and manage the incident. A field response team, including CEO Jeong Yeon-in, is set to be dispatched to the site on August 27.
 
There are a total of 20 South Korean employees at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant construction site, where Doosan Enerbility is handling engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC). Of the 15 workers present at the site during the disaster, five are currently uncontactable.
 
The Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant, located 70 kilometers north of Kathmandu along the Trishuli River, is being built with a capacity of 216 megawatts. Doosan Enerbility is responsible for the construction of the plant and the manufacturing and supply of key equipment such as turbines and generators.
 
Namdong Power, which has three employees uncontactable at the site, is also responding urgently. According to Namdong Power, of the seven employees dispatched to the area, three construction management personnel, excluding those at the local office in Kathmandu, are unreachable.
 
Meanwhile, the Nepalese government has dispatched rescue teams composed of army and police personnel to conduct search and rescue operations. The South Korean Embassy in Nepal notified the Nepalese government of the eight South Koreans who are unreachable shortly after learning of the incident, requesting prompt and active search and rescue efforts, and has sent a consular officer to the site.