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Solar power plants are being built in different parts of the DPRK.

Ryanggang Province established a solar power plant with a capacity of thousands of kilowatts in the area of Phabal-ri of Kim Hyong Gwon County.

Haeju City of South Hwanghae Province inaugurated a solar power plant with a capacity of 10 000 kilowatts.

In Pyongyang Municipality solar power plants were built in three areas last year, and the work to increase the production of electricity by making effective use of solar energy is widely encouraged in all districts and counties this year, too.

South Hamgyong Province built the Soho and Tonghung solar power plants and a grid parallel solar power plant on the banks of the River Songchon.

South Phyongan Province is working to establish a solar power generation system with a capacity of thousands of kilowatts on the basis of experience, technology and economic effectiveness gained in the course of operating the solar power plant in the River Phyongsong.

North Hwanghae and North Hamgyong provinces and other regions of the country also work to increase the solar power generation capacity.