North Korea prioritizes power for munitions factories amid heat wave
As the ongoing heat wave worsens North Korea’s power shortage, authorities have reportedly moved to prioritize electricity for munitions factories while sharply cutting power supplies to ordinary areas. A source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK on Friday about a new directive, which was issued by the Cabinet’s Ministry of Electric Power Industry on […]
As a severe heat wave continues to plague North Korea, the country's authorities have taken drastic measures to prioritize power for munitions factories, while cutting electricity supplies to ordinary areas, according to a source in South Pyongan province. The Cabinet's Ministry of Electric Power Industry issued a directive on July 28, instructing regional transmission and distribution offices to limit electricity transmission to residential areas and small factories, and direct the remaining power to munitions factories.
Water levels at hydroelectric reservoirs have plummeted due to the ongoing heat wave, causing the nation's already struggling power supply to plunge into a deeper crisis. The move to cut off electricity to ordinary areas is seen as a drastic step aimed at funneling the limited power supply to key military production facilities.
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