Officials in charge of energy policy from the United States, Malaysia, and the Netherlands, who attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Energy Ministers' Meeting held in Busan, consecutively visited the headquarters of Doosan Enerbility.
Doosan Enerbility recently noted that Deputy Minister Tomy Joyce of the U.S. Department of Energy visited its headquarters in Changwon, South Gyeongsang province, on the 31st. The delegation from the Department of Energy explored the nuclear plant and inspected the equipment manufacturing facilities for large nuclear power plants and small modular reactors (SMRs), and discussed cooperation in the nuclear business during a meeting with Doosan Enerbility's management.
Doosan Enerbility is continuously expanding its cooperation in the U.S. nuclear market. On the 25th (local time), it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for SMR business cooperation with Amazon, X-Energy, and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power in Washington, D.C., and also concluded an MOU for nuclear power and SMR collaboration with the U.S. energy developer Fermi America. The company is forming partnerships with prominent U.S. SMR developers such as NuScale Power, X-Energy, and TerraPower to promote the supply of equipment.
In addition to the U.S., visits continued from foreign government officials attending the APEC meeting. On the 27th, a delegation including the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy of Malaysia and the Vice Minister of Climate and Green Growth of the Netherlands visited the Changwon headquarters, followed by delegations from France, Zambia, and Austria on the 28th, and a delegation from the Philippines' Department of Energy on the 29th.
A representative of Doosan Enerbility said, "Interest in Doosan is also increasing worldwide," adding, "We will continue to create new business opportunities in global markets, including the U.S., leveraging our high competitiveness in manufacturing capability."