Jung Yeon-in, CEO of Doosan Enerbility, who departed for the flood-affected areas in Nepal, stated, "We will cooperate closely with relevant authorities and make every effort to rescue employees who are unreachable."
Jeong (CEO) made these remarks at Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 27th while meeting with reporters. When asked if there were any updates regarding the situation of the unreachable staff, he replied, "There is no additional confirmed information yet," and added, "We will do our best." Jeong (CEO), who was scheduled to move to Hong Kong later that afternoon, plans to arrive in Kathmandu after transferring to a flight bound for Nepal. Doosan Enerbility will deploy 8 to 9 response personnel, including Jeong (CEO), to the site in Nepal. The company plans to send additional staff depending on the situation.
Previously, floods occurred in the central-northern Himalayan mountainous region of Nepal the day before, causing massive casualties. At the construction site of Nepal's Upper Trishuli (UT)-1 hydropower plant, where Doosan Enerbility is responsible for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), 21 people were affected by the flood. Among them, six Korean employees remain unreachable as of now.
Doosan Enerbility has also established a separate response team in Korea to communicate with families of the missing employees. A Doosan Enerbility official explained, "We have set up a response team at Doosan Tower in Bundang to communicate with families of unreachable employees," and added, "The response team is updating relevant situations as quickly as possible."
The emergency response team of Korea South-East Power Co. (KOSPO), which is jointly participating in the UT-1 hydropower plant project, also departed for Nepal through Incheon International Airport on this day. Yoon Jang-hyun, CEO of KOSPO, met with reporters and said, "We plan to focus on on-site search and assessing the situation to ensure employees return safely," adding, "We are currently communicating in various ways by cooperating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' rapid response team, the Nepalese government, and local partner companies." He further emphasized, "We will do our utmost to ensure the safe return of all employees."
Head Yoon stated, "The construction progress rate of Nepal's UT-1 hydropower plant affected by floods is currently at 84%. It has been assessed that over 90% of the upper weir dam of the power plant was lost due to this flood," and added, "The base camp where construction workers were staying is also about 90% destroyed. However, the underground power plant has not been buried as of now."
A total of seven employees were dispatched from KOSPO to the site. Four of them are currently in Kathmandu, while three remain unreachable and are being searched for. Regarding this, Head Yoon said, "Since the accident occurred, the company has been maintaining contact with employees' families via phone calls," and added, "We plan to actively support family members residing in Korea who wish to travel to Nepal so they can join us on-site."
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