1,000 households without power in Chuncheon in the cold weather..."I think it's a problem with the transformer equipment".

A power outage occurred in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do in the cold wave, causing inconvenience to residents.

Korea Electric Power Corp.'s Gangwon headquarters said a power outage occurred around 6:15 p.m. today (18th) in Toegye-dong and Musa-dong.

As a result, electricity was temporarily cut off from 1,000 homes, including apartments, and traffic lights were once disabled, prompting police to control traffic with reception calls.

KEPCO conducted emergency restoration work and resumed power supply to 920 households at around 7 p.m. and completed power restoration for the remaining 80 households at around 10 p.m.

KEPCO believes that the cold wave caused a problem with the transformer power facility.