Doosan and Namdong Power Respond to Missing Workers in Nepal Floods

In Nepal, a flood has left several South Korean workers, who were constructing a hydroelectric power plant, unreachable or isolated, prompting their companies to take swift action to assess the situation and implement countermeasures.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Doosan Enerbility established an emergency response headquarters on the afternoon of August 26 to quickly assess the situation and manage the incident. A field response team, including CEO Jeong Yeon-in, is scheduled to be dispatched to the site on August 27.

There are a total of 20 South Korean employees at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant construction site, which is being managed by Doosan Enerbility. Of the 15 workers present at the site during the disaster, five are currently unreachable.

The Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric power plant is being constructed on the Trishuli River, located 70 kilometers north of Kathmandu, with a capacity of 216 megawatts. Doosan Enerbility is responsible for the construction of the plant as well as the manufacturing and supply of key equipment such as turbines and generators.

Namdong Power, which has also lost contact with three employees on site, is also responding urgently. According to Namdong Power, three of the seven employees dispatched to the area, excluding those at the local office in Kathmandu, are unreachable.

Meanwhile, the Nepalese government has dispatched rescue teams composed of army and police personnel to conduct search and rescue operations. The South Korean Embassy in Nepal notified the Nepalese government of the eight missing South Koreans immediately after learning of the incident, requesting prompt and active search and rescue efforts, and has sent a consular officer to the site.