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North Korea seeking €43 million in foreign investment for electricity sector

Projects across the domestic economy reported to be seeking foreign funds

A North Korean organization is seeking €43 million (USD$49.1 million) in investment to renovate and modernize its "electric power sector," an investment proposal posted on a DPRK-run website recently revealed.

The proposal, uploaded by the North's Ministry of External Economic Relations, asks for technical assistance in the "replacement of distribution lines, updating operational voltage of distribution system and transformers" as well as the "installation of extra electrostatic capacitor system of various voltages."

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