KEPCO, Samsung in $4.5 bln Kazakhstan power project

SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - South Korean utility Korea Electric Power Corp (015760.KS) and building group Samsung Corp (000830.KS) have secured a preliminary $4.5 billion deal to build a power plant in Kazakhstan, a source close to the matter said.

The two firms are in talks with Kazakhstan's state holding company Samruk, the source said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Cheon Jong-woo; editing by Jonathan Hopfner)