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![Power consumption displayed on a monitor at the headquarters of Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) in Jung District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. Korea’s electricity consumption touched a record monthly high in December due to nationwide cold wave and heavy snow, according to the Korea Power Exchange on Tuesday. The country's average maximum power consumption stood at 82,716 megawatts last month, higher than the previous monthly record of 82,007 megawatts set in July last year. [YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/01/03/274b34ea-ed97-4756-945f-2b0393a4a9dd.jpg)
Power consumption displayed on a monitor at the headquarters of Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) in Jung District, central Seoul, on Tuesday. Korea’s electricity consumption touched a record monthly high in December due to nationwide cold wave and heavy snow, according to the Korea Power Exchange on Tuesday. The country's average maximum power consumption stood at 82,716 megawatts last month, higher than the previous monthly record of 82,007 megawatts set in July last year. [YONHAP]
BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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