Second Vice Climate Minister Lee Ho-hyeon, center, attends the U.S.-ROK Energy Business Forum held in Washington, Wednesday (local time). Courtesy of Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment
Korea and the United States have jointly hosted an energy business forum in Washington in a bid to deepen the two countries' cooperation in the critical sector, Seoul's climate ministry said Thursday.
The forum was held Wednesday (local time), attended by Korea's Second Vice Climate Minister Lee Ho-hyeon and his U.S. counterpart, Alex Fitzsimmons, as well as major companies in the energy, financial and heavy industries from both countries, according to the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.
The companies include the state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), LG Energy Solution Ltd., Samsung Heavy Industries and Doosan Enerbility from the Korean side, and JP Morgan, ExxonMobil, GE Vernova and NextEra Energy from the U.S. side.
On Monday, Lee attended a conference co-hosted by the Atlantic Council and the KHNP marking the 70th anniversary of a cooperation agreement on the civil use of atomic energy between Seoul and Washington.
