Yonhap reported, citing industry officials who did not wish to be named, that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rejected the plan proposed by Korea Electric Power Corporation. The plan required the two companies to collectively prepay 25 trillion won in electricity bills for the next five years. Korea Electric Power Corporation proposed that Samsung prepay 20 trillion won in electricity bills and SK Hynix prepay 5 trillion won, and stated that this prepaid capital will mainly be invested in core grid infrastructure construction. The two chip makers believe that the future of the industry is uncertain and that large advance payments will burden medium- to long-term business strategies, and have informed Korea Electric Power Corporation of this decision.

Yonhap reported, citing industry officials who did not wish to be named, that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rejected the plan proposed by Korea Electric Power Corporation. The plan required the two companies to collectively prepay 25 trillion won in electricity bills for the next five years. Korea Electric Power Corporation proposed that Samsung prepay 20 trillion won in electricity bills and SK Hynix prepay 5 trillion won, and stated that this prepaid capital will mainly be invested in core grid infrastructure construction. The two chip makers believe that the future of the industry is uncertain and that large advance payments will burden medium- to long-term business strategies, and have informed Korea Electric Power Corporation of this decision.