North Korea announced the completion of the Mt Paekdu Youth Hero power station generators over the weekend, according to a broadcast from Korean Central Television (KCTV).

The report shows the generators, decorated with ribbons, being transported from the Taean heavy machinery factory in Nampho and loaded onto a ship.

While it is difficult to estimate how near completion the long gestating hydro power project is, the news is the latest in a string of reports on the facility, which is scheduled to begin operation this year.

“It differs from construction to construction, usually, if the exterior construction is pretty much