Department
of Energy
Washington, DC 20585
October 26, 2000
Mr. Peter
Meisen
President
GENI
World Trade Center of San Diego
1250 Sixth Avenue, Suite 901
San Diego, CA 92101
Dear Mr. Meisen:
Thank you for your recent letter on opportunities
for electric power integration on the Korea peninsula.
We recognize that the government of North Korea faces
many important and challenging energy policy decisions.
Those include how to reform the power and gas sectors
and how to improve the climate for foreign investment
in energy projects. A power grid between Japan, Russia,
China, North and South Korea could indeed foster economic
growth and a cleaner environment as you suggest. Construction
of power plants and electricity transmission infrastructure
is considered one of the more likely areas of outside
investment in North Korea.
It is not the Department of Energy's policy to promote
one company over another, but we greatly appreciate
your interest in rebuilding the infrastructure of
North Korea and other Asian countries. We believe
that the governments of both South Korea and North
Korea have an opportunity to bring prosperity to the
people inhabiting the Korean peninsula.
Thank you for sharing your proposal, which we have
read with interest.
Sincerely,
David L. Pumphrey
Deputy Assistant Secretary
For International Energy Cooperation
Office of International Affairs
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