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KEPCO's 25T Won Prepaid Power Plan Collapses; Samsung, SK Hynix Abstain

KEPCO's 25 trillion won prepaid power plan collapsed after major users including Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined to participate. The plan aimed to ease KEPCO's financial burden and secure industrial power demand, but chipmakers opted to wait amid cash flow and electricity cost considerations. The impact on SK Hynix shares is limited, but it highlights uncertainty in Korea's industrial power policy and could affect future energy cost expectations for semiconductor production.

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