North Korea’s largest hydroelectric project stretches 90 kilometers along the Chongchon River across three provinces, but the Huichon power plant carries a dark legacy. Kim Jong Il died from heart complications aboard his private train in December 2011 while inspecting the massive facility he had ordered built to solve Pyongyang’s power shortages — earning it the grim moniker “the power plant that…
September 24, 2025 at 10:20AM
by DailyNK(North Korean Media)