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KEPCO operating loss expanding on fuel costs -govt

Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:02pm EDT

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SEOUL, April 15 (Reuters) - State-run Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) (015760.KS) posted an estimated 1.2 trillion won ($909.4 million) operating loss in the first two months of the year due to high fuel costs, Seoul's energy ministry said on Wednesday.

The ministry said the expanding operating loss was pressuring the power monopoly to raise domestic electricity rates. (Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Jonathan Hopfner)



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