Paraguayan delegation in Korea explores smart city infrastructure with future investment prospects - .::Agencia IP::.

Asunción, Agencia IP.- Members of the mission led by government authorities and Itaipu visited the Smart City Infrastructure Control Center and the facilities of Kepco (Korea Electric Power Corporation) with the aim of exploring the real-world application of Smart City infrastructure for future investment opportunities in Paraguay. The delegation included the Minister of Industry and […]

Asunción, Agencia IP.- Members of the mission led by government authorities and Itaipu visited the Smart City Infrastructure Control Center and the facilities of Kepco (Korea Electric Power Corporation) with the aim of exploring the real-world application of Smart City infrastructure for future investment opportunities in Paraguay.

The delegation included the Minister of Industry and Commerce, Javier Giménez; the Vice Minister of Energy, Mauricio Bejarano; the Paraguayan General Director, Justo Zacarías Irún; the General Director of Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Aníbal Giménez; the Deputy Director of the Task Paraguay Center, José Kim; the Electric Mobility Advisor, Luis López Lafuente; the Financial Director, Rafael Lara; and the Executive Director of the Itaipu Technology Park (PTI-PY), Carlos Mercado.

Kepco is South Korea’s leading state-owned electric company, responsible for generating and commercializing electricity in Asia. During their tour, the Paraguayan delegation observed how Kepco implements an integrated system that includes smart monitoring, loss control, energy theft prediction, billing, prepayment, and electronic payments, all on a unified platform.

The delegation also visited the Smart Meter Production Factory Nuriflex in South Korea, where they were received by the company’s president, Naju Jeollanamdo.