Tag: electricity
Six Yanggang Province residents put on trial for siphoning off electricity
Six people in Yanggang Province’s Daehongdan County who earned money by siphoning off electricity from the national grid were recently put on public trial,...
Jongju Refinery experiences production difficulties due to raw material and power...
Jongju Refinery, a major base of production in North Korea for nonferrous metals, is reportedly experiencing production difficulties due to raw material shortages.
A source...
N. Hamgyong Province cracks down on side businesses to curb electricity...
North Hamgyong Province recently launched a large-scale crackdown on individuals with side businesses as part of efforts to curb their consumption of electricity.
“The province...
Opposition to electricity meters still exists in North Korea
The North Korean government's ambitious efforts to install electricity meters in ordinary homes to measure electricity usage and draw fees based on those measurements...
N. Koreans in Ryanggang Province push back against high electricity rates
A North Korean source in Ryanggang Province reported recently that electricity rates in the province have risen considerably over the past several months, a...
N. Korea cuts flow of electricity, fuel to some parts of...
North Korea recently reduced supplies of electricity to Chagang Province and other parts of the country, in a development that may lead to significant...
N. Korea demands military clinics reduce energy use
As North Korea continues to face electricity shortages, North Korea's General Political Bureau (GPB), which exerts political control over the North Korean military, recently...
Prominent N. Korean military university faces power shortages
North Korea’s electric power crisis has impacted not just the Korean People’s Army, but also North Korea’s main institution in the development of strategic...
N. Korea curbs electricity use in military hospitals
On Nov. 5, North Korean authorities ordered its army to minimize the electricity consumption of military hospitals as well as during its winter training...
Electricity quota violators face punishment in North Korea
North Korean authorities are publicly denouncing and punishing people who use more electricity than they’re allotted, Daily NK has learned. This was confirmed by...
