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N. Korea jumps gun on unfinished buildings before party congress

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Baekdu Youth Power Station in North Korea/Yonhap

By Lee Jin-a

North Korea has held building completion ceremonies for unfinished facilities before the ruling Workers’ Party congress Friday, according to the Radio Free Asia (RFA).

“Most of the news about the new facilities in North Korea is false,” the RFA quoted a source from Yanggang Province, Tuesday. “Even though North Korea announced that the construction of Baekdu Youth Power Station No. 3 was finished on April 23, the plant needs further construction to actually produce electricity.”

Another source from North Hamkyeong Province said the state planned to build four hydroelectric power plants in Orang County before the congress but had only finished one.

“The state also recently celebrated completion of the power plant with a capacity of 30,000 kilowatts of electricity,” the source said.

The source said the government will face severe problems after the party congress because of its false announcements.