In 2017, GE Vernova was awarded, through its joint venture KAPES, the first phase of the East Power Converter (LCC) project to design and supply equipment for a 220 km energy corridor from Donghaean on the East coast, to Shingapyeong near Seoul metropolitan area. The 4 GW power capacity HVDC link will be configured as a bi-pole, with a rating of ±500 kVDC.