South Korea’s Shin-Hanul-2 nuclear power plant has begun supplying its first electricity to the grid, owner Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) said.

In a social media post, KHNP said the indigenous 1,340-MW APR-1400 pressurised water reactor, construction of which began in 2013, was connected to the grid on 21 December.

“Grid connection means connecting the electricity generated at the nuclear power plant to the transmission line and sending it to general households and industrial sites,” it said.