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Utility Poles Come to Life with Poetry and Paintings

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Ubiquitous but mundane electrical infrastructure such as utility poles and electrical enclosures (cabinets) are getting makeovers with writing and paintings to help improve urban landscapes. The Busan and Ulsan regional office of the Korea Electric Power Corporation announced Monday that their urban-friendly electricity equipment project called “Kkot-bot-dae” – an [...]

Korea Spending 2.5 Trillion Won to Remove Utility Poles

SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation announced Tuesday that it will spend 2.5 trillion won ($2.2 billion) to remove utility poles and move power lines and other electricity installations underground over the next two years. Although utility poles have steadily disappeared from developed neighborhoods in city areas, many still remain [...]