Korea Electrical Energy Corp. (KEPCO) introduced on Jan. 11 that it signed a 765kV transmission grid know-how consulting contract (MSA) with Burns & McDonnell on Jan. 9 (native time) at Burns & McDonnell’s headquarters in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
This contract represents a follow-up achievement based mostly on the cooperation settlement the 2 firms signed final 12 months.
Beneath the contract, KEPCO will present technical consulting providers, together with design evaluate and tools efficiency testing, for Burns & McDonnell’s ongoing U.S. 765kV transmission grid initiatives, leveraging its complete technical capabilities in 765kV transmission grid design, development, and operation accrued domestically.
The 2 firms plan to collectively perform associated initiatives within the central United States, Texas, and Midwest areas over the subsequent three years, responding to the increasing demand for ultra-high voltage transmission grid enlargement within the U.S., which is rising to roughly $60 billion (roughly 87.594 trillion gained) in scale.
The plan is to seize the U.S. market by combining KEPCO’s ultra-high voltage transmission know-how with Burns & McDonnell’s native enterprise expertise.
Utilizing this contract as momentum, KEPCO plans to speed up the invention of follow-up initiatives for participation in ultra-high voltage transmission grid funding initiatives inside the USA, whereas additionally step by step increasing vitality new know-how exports using the Okay-smart grid platform and help for home firms’ entry into the U.S. energy market.
