LS Cable & System will collaborate with Korea Electric Power Corporation on the joint development of undersea cable management technology.

LS Cable & System signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 13th in the LS Yongsan Tower in Yongsan District, Seoul, to combine its asset management platform with the undersea cable real-time diagnosis technology (SFL-R, SFL) developed by KEPCO and to commercialize it.

On the 13th, Kim Hyung-won (right), Head of the Energy & Construction Division at LS Cable & System, and Moon Il-joo, Head of the Technology Innovation Division at Korea Electric Power Corporation, pose for a commemorative photo at the ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the utilization and commercialization of underground and underwater cable condition assessment technology held at the LS Yongsan Tower in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. /Courtesy of LS Cable & System

LS Cable & System has secured a cable asset management platform based on land, sea, and undersea geographic information systems (GIS) and plans to apply KEPCO's real-time diagnosis technology to it.

Amid growing concerns about intentional damage to undersea cables, it is expected that combining vessel trend monitoring and real-time diagnostic capabilities will enhance the protection capabilities for undersea cables.

Currently, high-voltage direct current (HVDC) cables are classified as high-risk assets due to the enormous recovery expenses and long service interruptions associated with failures. However, real-time diagnosis technology is still at an early stage of commercialization in the global market.

The two companies plan to target the HVDC undersea and high-risk, high-value cable markets and focus on market dominance based on differentiated technological capabilities. LS Cable & System intends to strengthen its order competition by securing a technological advantage in national power grid projects, such as the West Coast HVDC energy highway project.