The signing ceremony held at KEPCO KDN headquarters in Gwangju-Jeonnam Joint Innovation City was attended by key officials from both companies, including Anders Maltesen, President, ABB Energy Industries, Jae-Kyu Kim, General Manager, ABB Energy Industries in Korea , Sang-hyung Park, CEO of KEPCO KDN, and Hong-gu Yoon, Head of ICT Division of KEPCO KDN.
From left: Park Sang-hyung, CEO of KEPCO KDN, and Anders Maltesen, President, ABB Energy Industries 
From left: Anders Maltesen, President, ABB Energy Industries and Park Sang-hyung, CEO of KEPCO KDN
Through this agreement, ABB and KEPCO KDN will collaborate in three main areas:
- Optimizing ABB digitalization solutions for Korea's five major power generation companies
- Joint expansion into overseas markets
- Collaborative development of next-generation energy technologies.
The companies aim to explore adoption of next-generation communication technology like Ethernet-APL to enable real-time, secure data flow from field devices to control systems, facilitating autonomous operation and predictive maintenance of power equipment.
To address increased grid volatility from renewable energy expansion, both companies will focus on developing solutions with cybersecurity at their core. They plan to maximize efficiency while ensuring grid stability through digital twin technology and AI-based predictive analytics.
Anders Maltesen, President of ABB Energy Industries in Asia, emphasized: "KEPCO KDN is Korea's unique specialized power ICT public enterprise with over 30 years of accumulated expertise. The combination of ABB's global automation technology and KEPCO KDN's power ICT capabilities will lead Korea's energy industry digital transformation. This cooperation is key in jointly progressing towards a smarter, more environmentally friendly, and safer energy future."
Park Sang-hyung, CEO of KEPCO KDN, shared: "This agreement combining ABB's global technological capabilities with KEPCO KDN's digital-based energy ICT platform represents the first step in leading power industry innovation. We expect our cooperation to become an exemplary digital transformation model for the energy industry not only in Korea but worldwide."
Through this collaboration, the combination of ABB's global technological capabilities and KEPCO KDN's power ICT expertise is expected to further strengthen technical excellence and competitiveness in both domestic and Asian as well as global energy markets.
