Cold temperatures causing electricity consumption increase.
This prompted South Korea's state-run electricity distributor Korea Power Exchnage to issue a power shortage alert Friday.
The Korea Power Exchange issued the "watch" warning, the fourth-highest level, at 11:25 a.m. as the country's electricity reserve dropped below 4 million kilowatts for more than 20 minutes.
Some nuclear reactors in South Korea have been shut down for safety inspection or have recently reported malfunctions, raising concerns that the country may suffer a power shortage during winter.
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