By Ryu Jin
Staff Reporter
The Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), the state electricity monopoly that vows to ``grow together with customers,'' is gearing up to become Asia's top electric power company.
The company, founded as the first electric power company on the Korean Peninsula with the name ``Hansung Electric Company'' in 1898, targets annual overseas sales of 3.8 trillion won ($4 billion) by the year 2015 with mid- and long-term strategies for businesses at home and abroad.
At a time when domestic demand is slowing down, KEPCO's global management has already been making tangible achievements since last year, when Lee Won-gul, former vice minister of commerce, industry and energy, joined the firm as the president.