Doosan Group is making every effort to rescue six employees of Doosan Enerbility who lost contact due to severe flooding in Nepal. Key executives, including Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won and Vice Chairman Park Ji-won (who also serves as chairman of Doosan Enerbility), have visited the accident site, prompting strengthened group-wide support.
According to Doosan on the 30th, Park (Chairman) and Vice Chairman Park are personally overseeing the search for missing employees and damage control efforts at the scene in Nepal. Earlier, on the 27th, Jeong Young-in, CEO of Doosan Enerbility, along with the company's on-site response team, departed for the region and continues to provide on-ground support in collaboration with the government's joint rapid response team and local institutional investors.
It is reported that Park (Chairman) decided to visit the site directly after determining it would be difficult to quickly grasp local developments from within South Korea. Earlier, on the 27th, Park (Chairman) stated via an internal bulletin board: "We will prioritize confirming the safety of our employees and ensuring their safe return." He added, "We are concentrating all company-wide resources to ensure that necessary measures for search, rescue, and recovery are carried out swiftly and systematically." Park (Chairman) subsequently arrived in Nepal on the 29th.
Vice Chairman Park also met with reporters after arriving in Nepal, saying, "I decided to come to Nepal personally because it is better to oversee the rescue situation firsthand," and added, "We will work closely with the government response team to ensure that rescue operations are carried out as quickly as possible."
Doosan plans to continue search and rescue efforts using chartered helicopters and drones. However, local weather conditions and whether Nepalese authorities grant flight permissions remain uncertain variables. In fact, on the 29th, Doosan Enerbility had planned to deploy a helicopter for missing persons searches, but adverse weather in the morning made operations difficult, and in the afternoon, Nepalese authorities refused permission for foreign helicopters to operate, causing delays to the plan. Doosan Group intends to continue attempting helicopter flights through consultations with government authorities.
The company is also considering deploying additional on-site response personnel. As of today, it is reported that a total of 14 Doosan Enerbility employees, including CEO Jeong (CEO), are currently conducting rescue operations in the area. Given the severity of the damage and the prolonged nature of rescue efforts, the need for additional manpower is increasingly growing.
Since the accident occurred, Doosan has mobilized all group-wide resources. Doosan Group decided to provide emergency support worth $5 million (approximately 7 billion won) to the Lhasa and Rasuwa regions in Nepal, while Doosan Enerbility established an emergency response headquarters at its Seongnam-si Bundang office in Gyeonggi Province. The head of the emergency response team is Vice President Lee Dong-soo (Head of EHS Division), and the team consists of approximately 40 members.
A Doosan representative stated, "Within limits that do not hinder search operations, Park Jeong-won (Chairman) and Vice Chairman Park Ji-won will closely monitor the situation regarding missing persons searches," adding, "We will cooperate closely with relevant government authorities and business partners to make every possible effort."
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