Korea Electric Power Corporation Wins ADB Contract for Pakistan Power Sector Human Resource Development Project

Scored 891 Points in International Competitive Bidding
Renewable Energy and Distribution Management Training to Begin in April

2025 Power sector training for emerging countries at the Korea Electric Power Corporation Human Resources Development Institute. Korea Electric Power Corporation.

The Korea Electric Power Corporation Talent Development Institute announced on the 4th that it has been finally selected as the implementing agency for a power sector human resource development training project promoted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as part of the "Pakistan Clean and Sustainable Energy Investment Program."

This project was conducted through an international competitive bidding process in which 11 specialized power training institutions from 9 countries participated, including France's EDF (Electricite de France) and Italy's CESI (Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano). In ADB's Selection Based on Consultants' Qualifications (SBCQ), which comprehensively evaluates bidders' eligibility and technical capabilities, Korea Electric Power Corporation scored 891 points, far exceeding the benchmark score of 750, and was confirmed as the final project operator.

Korea Electric Power Corporation designed the training curriculum to reflect key issues in Pakistan's power industry, such as expanding the deployment of renewable energy and introducing power market systems. In particular, the next-generation Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), which monitors and controls increasingly complex distribution networks in real time as renewable energy interconnections grow, is reported to have drawn strong interest from local stakeholders.

The training will be held a total of four times from April 12 to September this year at the Korea Electric Power Corporation Talent Development Institute, targeting about 80 officials from Pakistan's power sector, including government officials and executives and employees of public enterprises. Along with theoretical training on renewable energy grid connection, energy storage systems, virtual power plants, advanced metering infrastructure, and next-generation distribution management systems, site visits will also be conducted to facilities such as the Hallim offshore wind farm, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) converter stations, and distribution substations.

Since starting with the Philippines in 2003, the Korea Electric Power Corporation Talent Development Institute has been carrying out training programs linked to overseas generation and transmission and distribution infrastructure construction projects, and by 2024 it had trained 1,428 personnel from 41 countries. Last year, it also expanded its global training capabilities by proactively proposing and implementing power sector training programs for Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Korea Electric Power Corporation plans to use this Pakistan project as an opportunity to substantially expand its export model that combines K-power technology with training programs, and to further strengthen its position in the global power sector training market.

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