Tag: electricity
North Korea electricity conservation drive mocked amid chronic blackouts
North Korea's electricity shortage has become so severe that a state-run campaign urging people to conserve power is drawing open ridicule from the very...
North Korea’s electricity shortage threatens five-year plan targets
North Korean companies have struggled to maintain production since the start of the year due to a severe electricity shortage that officials say is...
State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh...
As farmers around North Korea wrap up the fall harvest, most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because...
North Korea reviews electricity-saving efforts amid crackdowns on illegal use
North Hamgyong province recently held a meeting to review results from August's month-long electricity conservation campaign.
A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK...
N. Korea pressures major firms to show results before key political...
North Korea's biggest companies are being forced to submit detailed progress reports on key economic projects as the country's leadership tries to showcase achievements...
N. Korea credits Russia cooperation for economic gains during five-year period
North Korea's Cabinet has reviewed economic progress during the five years of the Eighth Party Congress and announced tasks for the remainder of the...
Soaring prices leave N. Koreans unable to prepare firewood for harsh...
North Koreans are struggling to stockpile firewood for winter heating as prices surge beyond most families' reach. With harsh winters lasting months in border...
North Korea builds grain centers to tighten control over food distribution
A grain management center under construction in Hwangju county, North Hwanghae province, since February will be completed this fall. Inside North Korea, concern is...
North Korea expands nuclear capabilities as Yongbyon facilities operate at full...
Last September, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that the North needed to "strengthen its nuclear arsenal" during a surprise visit to a...
N. Korea’s hydroelectric gamble: When climate meets ideology
Hydroelectric power stations built along tributaries of the Yalu River suffered varying degrees of harm during last summer's record floods, with some facilities being...
