Need for Basic Infrastructure

​Kangwon has been plagued by several infrastructural issues which impede its growth. Due to the fact that it is away from Pyongyang, much needed energy, infrastructure and resources are often diverted to other major cities across the DPRK, which puts Kangwon at a less advantageous position for development.

​Electricity Shortfall

Hydropower is the key source of electricity in DPRK, with 55% of its energy generated from hydroelectric plants. 
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• Total national electricity consumption is 14 billion kWh, with a majority of the power going to Pyongyang.
• Major power plants are mostly concentrated on western DPRK.
• Another major issue is the electrical grid: Inland Kangwon province lacks connection to the national power grid, which results in a disparate rate of development within the province.

Transportation

• Road conditions vary across Kangwon province.
• ​While road conditions are decent in the Wonsan urban areas and the Mount Kumgang Tourist region, most roads in Kangwon do not meet the quality required for industrial development such as transportation and tourism.
• There is only one trunk highway connecting Wonsan and  Masikryong.

기반 시설 / 인프라 
개발의 필요성

강원도는 지역개발을 방해하고 지연시키는 인프라 문제에 시달리고 있다. 그뿐만이 아니라 평양에서부터 먼 거리로 인해 지역이 필요로하는 전력, 인프라, 그리고 자원 등이 주로 다른 주요 도시들로 전환되고 있다. 이 때문에강원도는 개발을 위한 불리한 위치에 자리잡고있다.

전력 부족

수력 발전은 북한의 주요 전력 공급자이며 북한 전체 에너지의 55 %는 수력 발전소에서 생산된다.
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• 북한 내의 전체 전력 소모량은 14억 kWh이며 다수는 평양에서 소모되고 있다
• 북한의 주요 발전소들은 북한 서쪽 지역에 위치 해 있다
• 강원도 전력 공급에 큰 문제가 되는 다른 요인은 전기격자 또는 그리드 문제이다. 동해안 쪽 지역을 제외한강원도 내에는 북한의전력 그리드에 연결되어있지 않아 강원도 내에 해안 지역과 내부 지역의 격차가 발생하고 있다.

교통

강원도의 현재 교통 상태는 강원도내 지역들 마다 각각 다른 상태이다. 원산과  금강산 관광 구역 내에서는 도시에 적합한 도로들이 사용되고 있지만 강원도의 대부분 도로들은 관광 뿐만이 아니라 운송 등 공업발전에 필요한 퀄리티에 미치지 못하고 있다.

Electricity Transmission to Inland Region

There are three power plants in Kangwon province, all of which are hydroelectric plants, near Wonsan, Mount Kumgang and Tongchon.
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• Anbyon Youth Hydropower Plant powers the city of Wonsan, comprises two plants generating 324,000KW.
  
• Mt Kumgang power plant primarily powers the Mount Kumgang railway, a fully electric railway.
  
• Tongchon power plant
  
• However, with a total population of 1.5M in Kumgang province, the electricity shortfall is significant​.

강원도 내륙의 전력 공급

현재 강원도엔 크게 3개의 전력 발전소가 설치되었는데 모두 수력발전소들이며 원산, 금강산, 그리고 통천에 위치해 있다.

• 안변 청년 수력발전소는 원산에 위치해 있으며 2개의 수력발전소들이 324,000 KW 량의 전력을 생산하고 있으며 원산의 전력공급을 위해 쓰여진다고 알려져 있다
• 금강산에 위치한 발전소들은 대부분 전기 철도인 금강산 철도를 위해 전력을 생산한다고 볼 수 있다
• 통천 발전소
• 여러 수력발전소들이 존재함에도 불구하고 강원도의 150만명의 인구뿐만이 아니라 계속해서 증가하는 관광객들을 위한 전력공급량은 아직 미치지 못했다고 볼 수 있다.