How North Korea's electricity supply became one of the world's worst



Evergreen How North Korea’s electricity supply became one of the world’s worst How the DPRK went from producing 85% of all electricity in Korea to regular blackouts Andrei Lankov May 31, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON South Korea by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on 2014-01-30 13:16:18 One of the most often reproduced images of North Korea is a nighttime photo taken from space. Deep darkness covers the whole country, in vivid contrast to its Southern neighbor: even in the sea one can see a floating island of light, produced by fishing boats catching squid. Meanwhile, in North Korea, one can see only a handful of dimly lit spots, the biggest of which is, predictably, Pyongyang. Another less known but equally telling picture can be observed in the Chinese border city of Dandong. One cannot say that Dandong’s streets are particularly well lit at night, but the city is very different © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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How North Korea’s electricity supply became one of the world’s worst

How the DPRK went from producing 85% of all electricity in Korea to regular blackouts

Andrei Lankov May 31, 2017

How North Korea’s electricity supply became one of the world’s worst

South Korea by NASA Goddard Photo and Video on 2014-01-30 13:16:18

One of the most often reproduced images of North Korea is a nighttime photo taken from space.

Deep darkness covers the whole country, in vivid contrast to its Southern neighbor: even in the sea one can see a floating island of light, produced by fishing boats catching squid. Meanwhile, in North Korea, one can see only a handful of dimly lit spots, the biggest of which is, predictably, Pyongyang.

Another less known but equally telling picture can be observed in the Chinese border city of Dandong. One cannot say that Dandong’s streets are particularly well lit at night, but the city is very different