SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of March 2021

 

 

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

55 Jeollyeok-ro, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, 58322, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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On March 10, 2021, Korea Electric Power Corporation filed its audit report for the fiscal year 2020 prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (K-IFRS) as attached. The financial statements in such report have not been approved by the shareholders of Korean Electric Power Corporation and remain subject to change.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 10, 2021

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(With Independent Auditor’s Report Thereon)

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

		Page
Independent Auditor’s Report
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position			1
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)			3
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity			5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			7
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements			9

 

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		Ernst & Young Han Young Taeyoung Building, 111, Yeouigongwon-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 150-777 Korea   Tel: +82 2 3787 6600 Fax: +82 2 783 5890 ey.com/kr

Independent Auditor’s Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Korea Electric Power Corporation:

Opinion

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Korea Electric Power Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), consolidated statements of changes in equity and consolidated statements of cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“KIFRS”).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with Korean Auditing Standards (“KGAAS”). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated financial statements in the Republic of Korea, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

 

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Impairment of property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”)

As discussed in Note 3.(14) to the consolidated financial statements, at each reporting date, management assesses if any indicator of impairment for its PP&E exists. If there is an impairment indicator for a cash-generating unit (“CGU”), management compares the recoverable amount of the CGU with its carrying value to determine if the PP&E which are allocated to the respective CGU are impaired.

In view of the significant difference between the Group’s market capitalization and its consolidated net assets carrying amount, management determined that an indicator of impairment of the Group’s PP&E existed as of December 31, 2020, which is attributed to the CGU of the electricity transmission and distribution business.

Management performed an impairment assessment of the Group’s PP&E allocated to CGU by comparing the carrying amount of the CGU with its value-in-use (VIU) which is determined based on discounted cash flow forecasts. Preparing the VIU estimation requires management to exercise significant judgment, particularly in relation to estimating future sales volumes, unit sales price, cost of power purchase, and discount rate. We have identified the assessment of impairment of PP&E in the electricity transmission and distribution business as a key audit matter because the carrying value of these assets are significant to the consolidated financial statements and also because estimation using a discounted cash flow forecast is complex and involves the exercise of significant management judgment in estimating the variable inputs, which can be inherently uncertain and could be subject to management bias.

 

The primary audit procedures we performed to address this key audit matter are as follows:

 

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We identified and tested key internal controls relating to the Group’s assessment of impairment of PP&E.

 

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We assessed management’s identification of CGU and the allocation of assets to each CGU with reference to our understanding of the Group’s business

 

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We compared the forecasts included in the prior year’s discounted cash flow forecasts to the current year’s actual performance in order to assess the appropriateness of the estimates.

 

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We involved an internal valuation specialist to assist us in assessing the discount rate applied by management in comparison with our recalculated rate using both market and entity-specific information.

 

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We obtained the Group’s business plan and external data for major unobservable inputs such as future sales volumes, unit sales price and cost of power purchase, used in estimating VIU, and considered whether there were any indicators of management bias.

 

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We evaluated the management’s sensitivity analyses on the discount rate applied to the discounted cash flow forecasts and assessed the impact of changes in the key assumptions to the conclusions reached in the impairment assessments and whether there were any indicators of management bias.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with KIFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with KGAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with KGAAS, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 

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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

 

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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

 

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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 

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Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

 

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Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is Jungik Park.

 

March 10, 2021

 

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION

AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

The attached consolidated financial statements are prepared by Korea Electric Power Corporation

President/CEO at Korea Electric Power Corporation: Jong-Kap Kim

Corporate Address: #55 Jeollyeok-ro, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do, 58322, KOREA

Phone Number: 061-345-3114(day) / 061-345-3203(night)

KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won		Note				2020				2019
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents			5,6,7,45			W	2,029,584				1,810,129
Current financial assets, net			5,6,9,11,12,13,45,47				2,800,220				1,586,509
Trade and other receivables, net			5,8,20,24,45,46,47				7,918,470				7,701,452
Inventories, net			14				6,742,909				7,050,700
Income tax receivables			41				49,675				99,718
Current non-financial assets			15				1,020,158				1,206,377
Assets held-for-sale			16,42				925				28,116
Total current assets							20,561,941				19,483,001
Non-current assets
Non-current financial assets, net			5,6,9,10,11,12,13,45,47				2,472,821				2,563,498
Non-current trade and other receivables, net			5,8,20,45,46,47				1,861,569				2,002,297
Property, plant and equipment, net			18,24,27,49				168,709,387				164,701,827
Investment properties, net			19,27				225,195				158,580
Goodwill			16				98,166				97,977
Intangible assets other than goodwill, net			21,27,46				1,055,730				1,069,976
Investments in associates			4,17				4,250,787				4,251,802
Investments in joint ventures			4,17				1,919,746				1,663,029
Defined benefit assets, net			25				7,231				1,047
Deferred tax assets			41				1,733,146				1,437,829
Non-current non-financial assets			15				246,392				166,929
Total non-current assets							182,580,170				178,114,791
Total Assets			4			W	203,142,111				197,597,792

 

(Continued)

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KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won		Note				2020				2019
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables, net			5,22,24,45,47			W	6,256,521				6,649,402
Current financial liabilities, net			5,12,23,45,47				10,724,689				8,930,903
Income tax payables			41				476,898				358,277
Current non-financial liabilities			20,28,29				5,971,450				5,688,353
Current provisions			26,45				2,451,664				2,604,721
Total current liabilities							25,881,222				24,231,656
Non-current liabilities
Non-current trade and other payables, net			5,22,24,45,47				6,480,412				6,965,760
Non-current financial liabilities, net			5,12,23,45,47				59,365,011				59,115,598
Non-current non-financial liabilities			28,29				9,661,941				8,834,452
Employee benefits liabilities, net			25,45				1,910,860				1,929,854
Deferred tax liabilities			41				9,100,247				8,564,775
Non-current provisions			26,45				20,075,572				19,066,048
Total non-current liabilities							106,594,043				104,476,487
Total Liabilities			4			W	132,475,265				128,708,143
Equity
Contributed capital			1,30,45
Share capital						W	3,209,820				3,209,820
Share premium							843,758				843,758
							4,053,578				4,053,578
Retained earnings			31
Legal reserves							1,604,910				1,604,910
Voluntary reserves							32,179,066				34,785,425
Unappropriated retained earnings							17,349,625				12,811,798
							51,133,601				49,202,133
Other components of equity			34
Other capital surplus							1,224,105				1,226,364
Accumulated other comprehensive loss							(409,577	)			(280,730	)
Other equity							13,294,973				13,294,973
							14,109,501				14,240,607
Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company							69,296,680				67,496,318
Non-controlling interests			16,33				1,370,166				1,393,331
Total Equity						W	70,666,846				68,889,649
Total Liabilities and Equity						W	203,142,111				197,597,792

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won, except per share information		Note				2020				2019
Sales			4,35,45,47
Sales of goods						W	56,684,312				56,894,876
Sales of services							429,350				408,290
Sales of construction services			20				812,175				1,264,916
Revenue related to transfer of assets from customers			28				643,477				604,808
							58,569,314				59,172,890
Cost of sales			14,25,43,47
Cost of sales of goods							(50,353,315	)			(55,750,468	)
Cost of sales of services							(441,851	)			(1,030,601	)
Cost of sales of construction services							(1,009,430	)			(998,766	)
							(51,804,596	)			(57,779,835	)
Gross profit							6,764,718				1,393,055
Selling and administrative expenses			25,36,43,47				(2,678,443	)			(2,669,576	)
Operating profit (loss)			4				4,086,275				(1,276,521	)
Other income			37				392,971				393,165
Other expenses			37				(417,720	)			(241,913	)
Other gains (losses), net			38				35,094				(582,258	)
Finance income			5,12,39				1,510,249				1,009,706
Finance expenses			5,12,40				(2,896,443	)			(2,782,156	)
Profit (loss) related to associates, joint ventures and subsidiaries			4,16,17
Share in profit of associates and joint ventures							398,972				257,673
Gain on disposal of investments in associates and joint ventures							10,165				70,094
Share in loss of associates and joint ventures							(119,848	)			(90,853	)
Loss on disposal of investments in associates and joint ventures							(16	)			(2	)
Impairment loss on investments in associates and joint ventures							(1,556	)			(22,517	)
Loss on disposal of investments in subsidiaries							(6,610	)			(256	)
							281,107				214,139
Profit (loss) before income tax							2,991,533				(3,265,838	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			41				(899,064	)			1,002,303
Profit (loss) for the year						W	2,092,469				(2,263,535	)

 

(Continued)

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KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), Continued

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won, except per share information		Note				2020				2019
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax			5,12,25,31,34
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit liability			25,31			W	(69,804)				42,315
Share in other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures			31				3,181				(6,789	)
Net change in fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income			34				(8,532	)			(11,732	)
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Net change in the unrealized fair value of derivatives using cash flow hedge accounting			5,12,34				64,561				19,242
Foreign currency translation of foreign operations			34				(76,442	)			72,816
Share in other comprehensive income (loss) of associates and joint ventures			34				(132,805	)			19,344
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year							(219,841	)			135,196
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year						W	1,872,628				(2,128,339	)
Profit (loss) attributable to:
Owners of the controlling company			44			W	1,991,347				(2,345,517	)
Non-controlling interests							101,122				81,982
						W	2,092,469				(2,263,535	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
Owners of the controlling company						W	1,802,824				(2,239,147	)
Non-controlling interests							69,804				110,808
						W	1,872,628				(2,128,339	)
Earnings (loss) per share (in won)			44
Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share						W	3,102				(3,654	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won		Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company																Non- controlling interests
		Contributed capital				Retained earnings				Other components of equity				Subtotal								Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2019		W	4,053,578				51,519,119				14,171,228				69,743,925				1,348,837				71,092,762
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year
Profit (loss) for the year			—				(2,345,517	)			—				(2,345,517	)			81,982				(2,263,535	)
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of defined benefit liability, net of tax			—				36,160				—				36,160				6,155				42,315
Share in other comprehensive loss of associates and joint ventures, net of tax			—				(6,789	)			—				(6,789	)			—				(6,789	)
Net change in fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax			—				—				(11,732	)			(11,732	)			—				(11,732	)
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Net change in the unrealized fair value of derivatives using cash flow hedge accounting, net of tax			—				—				14,041				14,041				5,201				19,242
Foreign currency translation of foreign operations, net of tax			—				—				55,347				55,347				17,469				72,816
Share in other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures, net of tax			—				—				19,343				19,343				1				19,344
Transactions with owners of the Company, recognized directly in equity
Dividends paid			—				—				—				—				(99,255	)			(99,255	)
Issuance of shares of capital by subsidiaries and others			—				—				—				—				21,071				21,071
Transactions between consolidated entities			—				—				(8,460	)			(8,460	)			323				(8,137	)
Changes in consolidation scope			—				—				—				—				24,932				24,932
Dividends paid (hybrid bond)			—				—				—				—				(13,385	)			(13,385	)
Others			—				(840	)			840				—				—				—
Balance at December 31, 2019		W	4,053,578				49,202,133				14,240,607				67,496,318				1,393,331				68,889,649

(Continued)

 

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KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Continued

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won		Equity attributable to owners of the controlling company																Non- controlling interests
		Contributed capital				Retained earnings				Other components of equity				Subtotal								Total equity
Balance at January 1, 2020		W	4,053,578				49,202,133				14,240,607				67,496,318				1,393,331				68,889,649
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year
Profit for the year			—				1,991,347				—				1,991,347				101,122				2,092,469
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Remeasurement of defined benefit liability, net of tax			—				(62,857	)			—				(62,857	)			(6,947	)			(69,804	)
Share in other comprehensive loss of associates and joint ventures, net of tax			—				3,181				—				3,181				—				3,181
Net change in fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income, net of tax			—				—				(8,533	)			(8,533	)			1				(8,532	)
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Net change in the unrealized fair value of derivatives using cash flow hedge accounting, net of tax			—				—				58,523				58,523				6,038				64,561
Foreign currency translation of foreign operations, net of tax			—				—				(46,032	)			(46,032	)			(30,410	)			(76,442	)
Share in other comprehensive loss of associates and joint ventures, net of tax			—				—				(132,805	)			(132,805	)			—				(132,805	)
Transactions with owners of the Company, recognized directly in equity
Dividends paid			—				—				—				—				(81,011	)			(81,011	)
Issuance of shares of capital by subsidiaries and others			—				—				(148	)			(148	)			(5,297	)			(5,445	)
Transactions between consolidated entities			—				(203	)			(2,111	)			(2,314	)			1,040				(1,274	)
Changes in consolidation scope			—				—				—				—				5,684				5,684
Dividends paid (hybrid bond)			—				—				—				—				(13,385	)			(13,385	)
Balance at December 31, 2020		W	4,053,578				51,133,601				14,109,501				69,296,680				1,370,166				70,666,846

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won		2020				2019
Cash flows from operating activities
Profit (loss) for the year		W	2,092,469				(2,263,535	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows provided by operating activities:
Income tax expense (benefit)			899,064				(1,002,303	)
Depreciation			11,377,553				10,971,825
Amortization			170,466				156,915
Employee benefit expense			492,288				725,120
Bad debt expense			50,686				16,629
Interest expense			1,995,425				2,046,811
Loss on disposal of financial assets			648				2,106
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment			162,725				72,508
Loss on abandonment of property, plant, and equipment			255,346				364,233
Loss on impairment of property, plant, and equipment			80,413				50,034
Loss on impairment of intangible assets			3,599				513,609
Loss on disposal of intangible assets			392				827
Increase in provisions			1,832,765				2,301,215
Loss (gain) on foreign currency translation, net			(782,167	)			370,309
Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss			(12,904	)			(5,575	)
Loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss			7,396				4,513
Valuation and transaction loss (gain) on derivative instruments, net			390,322				(403,765	)
Share in profit of associates and joint ventures, net			(279,124	)			(166,820	)
Gain on disposal of financial assets			(11,992	)			(3,866	)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment			(93,195	)			(43,784	)
Gain on disposal of intangible assets			(1,556	)			(206	)
Gain on disposal of associates and joint ventures			(10,165	)			(70,094	)
Loss on disposal of associates and joint ventures			16				2
Impairment loss on associates and joint ventures			1,556				22,517
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries			6,610				256
Interest income			(242,586	)			(268,118	)
Dividend income			(7,316	)			(13,838	)
Others, net			30,411				128,237
			16,316,676				15,769,297
Changes in working capital:
Trade receivables			(107,639	)			95,345
Non-trade receivables			459,524				64,027
Accrued income			(258,963	)			83,589
Other receivables			(32,536	)			(116,583	)
Other current assets			(462,125	)			(271,986	)
Inventories			(723,495	)			(980,216	)
Other non-current assets			(140,017	)			(611,066	)
Trade payables			(262,985	)			(546,159	)
Non-trade payables			(363,260	)			192,506
Accrued expenses			(222,113	)			(454,501	)
Other current liabilities			388,163				373,403
Other non-current liabilities			755,005				650,468
Investments in associates and joint ventures (dividends received)			237,695				215,612
Provisions			(1,499,436	)			(1,473,461	)
Payments of employee benefit obligations			(74,848	)			(65,242	)
Plan assets			(582,275	)			(348,386	)
		W	(2,889,305	)			(3,192,650	)

(Continued)

 

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

In millions of won		2020				2019
Cash generated from operating activities		W	15,519,840				10,313,112
Dividends received (financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income)			7,316				24,255
Interest paid			(2,081,663	)			(2,027,850	)
Interest received			215,183				186,122
Income taxes paid			(452,203	)			(282,211	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			13,208,473				8,213,428
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposals of associates and joint ventures			5,444				—
Acquisition of investments in associates and joint ventures			(342,116	)			(107,821	)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment			331,777				522,742
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment			(13,281,294	)			(14,000,359	)
Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets			10,871				7,702
Acquisition of intangible assets			(120,371	)			(229,426	)
Proceeds from disposals of financial assets			8,020,406				2,783,474
Acquisition of financial assets			(9,203,450	)			(2,165,342	)
Increase in loans			(336,744	)			(335,773	)
Collection of loans			215,292				292,745
Increase in deposits			(276,255	)			(280,637	)
Decrease in deposits			280,941				275,314
Proceeds from disposals of assets held-for-sale			32,578				30,662
Receipt of government grants			41,209				21,705
Cash outflow from merger			—				(154,311	)
Net cash outflow from changes in consolidation scope			(24,624	)			(2,917	)
Other cash outflow from investing activities, net			(185,475	)			(157,116	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(14,831,811	)			(13,499,358	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net			345,338				188,957
Proceeds from long-term borrowings and debt securities			10,170,107				13,221,407
Repayment of long-term borrowings and debt securities			(7,976,658	)			(7,068,290	)
Payment of lease liabilities			(613,977	)			(573,437	)
Settlement of derivative instruments, net			42,263				102,146
Change in non-controlling interest			11,554				17,365
Dividends paid (hybrid bond)			(13,385	)			(13,385	)
Dividends paid			(81,298	)			(99,356	)
Other cash outflow from financing activities, net			(3,120	)			—
Net cash provided by financing activities			1,880,824				5,775,407
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate fluctuations			257,486				489,477
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held			(38,031	)			(37,693	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			219,455				451,784
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1			1,810,129				1,358,345
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31		W	2,029,584				1,810,129

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

1.	Reporting Entity (Description of the controlling company)

Korea Electric Power Corporation (“KEPCO”), the controlling company as defined in Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“KIFRS”) 1110 ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’, was incorporated on January 1, 1982 in accordance with the Korea Electric Power Corporation Act (the “KEPCO Act”) to engage in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and development of electric power resources in the Republic of Korea. KEPCO also provides power plant construction services. KEPCO’s stock was listed on the Korea Stock Exchange on August 10, 1989 and KEPCO listed its Depository Receipts (DR) on the New York Stock Exchange on October 27, 1994. KEPCO’s head office is located in Naju, Jeollanam-do.

As of December 31, 2020, KEPCO’s share capital amounts to W3,209,820 million and KEPCO’s shareholders are as follows:

 

		Number of shares				Percentage of ownership
Government of the Republic of Korea			116,841,794				18.20	%
Korea Development Bank			211,235,264				32.90	%
Others (*)			313,887,019				48.90	%
			641,964,077				100.00	%

 

(*)	The number of shares held by foreign shareholders are 106,414,565 shares (16.58%) as of December 31, 2020.

In accordance with the Restructuring Plan enacted on January 21, 1999 by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, KEPCO spun off its power generation divisions on April 2, 2001, resulting in the establishment of six power generation subsidiaries.

 

2.	Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements of Korea Electric Power Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Group”) were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on February 19, 2021, which will be submitted for approval at the shareholders’ meeting held on March 25, 2021.

 

(1)	Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with KIFRS, as prescribed in the Act on External Audits of Corporations in the Republic of Korea.

 

(2)	Basis of measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, except for the following material items in the consolidated statements of financial position:

 

•

financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

 

•

financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

•

derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value

 

•

liabilities for defined benefit plans are recognized at the net of the total present value of defined benefit obligations less the fair value of plan assets

 

(3)	Functional and presentation currency

These consolidated financial statements are presented in Korean won (“Won”), which is KEPCO’s functional currency and the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group operates.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

2.	Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

(4)	Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with KIFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

The key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are as follows:

 

(i)

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment, and estimations on provision for decommissioning costs

The Group reviews the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment at the end of each annual reporting period. Management’s assumptions could affect the determination of estimated economic useful lives.

The Group records the fair value of estimated decommissioning costs as a liability in the period in which the Group incurs a legal obligation associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from acquisition, construction, development and/or normal use of the assets. The Group is required to record a liability for the dismantling (demolition) of nuclear power plants and disposal of spent fuel and low and intermediate radioactive wastes. The measurement of such liability is subject to change based on change in estimated cash flow, inflation rate, discount rate, and expected timing of decommissioning.

 

(ii)

Deferred tax

The Group recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities of each consolidated taxpaying entity. However, the amount of deferred tax assets may be different if the Group does not realize estimated future taxable income during the carryforward periods.

 

(iii)

Valuations of financial instruments at fair values

The Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The Group has established control framework with respect to the measurement of fair values. The valuation team regularly reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments.

If third party information, such as broker quotes or pricing services, is used to measure fair values, then the valuation team assesses the evidence obtained from the third parties to support the conclusion that such valuations meet the requirements of KIFRS including the level in the fair value hierarchy in which such valuation techniques should be classified.

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows.

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability might be categorized in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The Group recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.

 

(iv)

Defined benefit liabilities

The Group offers its employees defined benefit plans. The cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method, with actuarial valuations being carried out at the end of each reporting period. For actuarial valuations, certain inputs such as discount rates and future salary increases are estimated. Defined benefit plans contain significant uncertainties in estimations due to its long-term nature (refer to Note 25).

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

2.	Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

(4)	Use of estimates and judgments, continued

 

(v)

Unbilled revenue

Energy delivered but not metered nor billed is estimated at the reporting date based on consumption statistics and selling price estimates. Determination of the unbilled revenues at the end of the reporting period is sensitive to the estimated consumptions and prices based on statistics. Unbilled revenue recognized as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are W1,691,294 million and W1,580,804 million, respectively.

 

(vi)

Construction contracts

For each performance obligation satisfied over time, the Group recognizes revenue over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. The Group applies a single method of measuring progress for each performance obligation satisfied over time and applies that method consistently to similar performance obligations and in similar circumstances. Revenue and costs are recognized based on the progress towards complete satisfaction of a performance obligation utilizing the cost-based input method at the end of the reporting period. In applying the cost-based input method, it is necessary to use estimates and assumptions related to the Group’s efforts or inputs expected to be incurred in the future, costs incurred which are not related to the performance obligation, changes in the Group’s efforts or inputs due to change of the performance obligation, etc. Total revenue is measured based on an agreed contract price; however, it may fluctuate due to the variation of performance obligations. The measurement of revenue is affected by various uncertainties resulting from unexpected future events.

 

(vii)

Early shutdown of Wolsong unit 1 nuclear power plant and changes in new nuclear power plants construction

The 30-year designed life of Wolsong unit 1 nuclear power plant of the Group had expired on November 20, 2012. On February 27, 2015, however, approval from the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC) was received to continue its operation until November 20, 2022.

According to the Eighth Basic Plan for Electricity Supply and Demand announced by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy in 2017, Wolsong unit 1 nuclear power plant was expected to go through a comprehensive evaluation for the feasibility of continuous operation including economic efficiency and acceptability of household and community in 2018 in order to decide whether to shut down early. On June 15, 2018, the board of directors of Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (“KHNP”), a subsidiary of KEPCO, has decided to shut down Wolsong unit 1 on the grounds that its deficit was increasing and its economic efficiency was low due to the unoptimal utilization rate. On December 24, 2019, NSSC approved permanent shutdown of unit 1.

In addition, the Group has also decided to discontinue the construction of Cheonji unit 1 and 2 and Daejin unit 1 and 2 pursuant to the government policy. Accordingly, the Group recognized impairment loss and other expenses during the year ended 2018.

Among the new nuclear power plants under construction, Shin-Hanwool unit 3 and 4, for which approval for power generation business was previously obtained, are not included in the list of construction suspension as determined by the board of directors of KHNP. However, it is highly likely that the construction of Shin-Hanwool unit 3 and 4 will be suspended according to the government’s policy. Accordingly, the Group recognized impairment loss during the year ended 2018, as the Group believed that there was a significant change in its operating environment.

Korean government plans to refund to the Group for reasonable expenditures incurred in relation to the phase-out of nuclear power plants in accordance with the energy transformation policy established by Korean government. In doing so, after discussions with relevant government agencies and upon approval by the Congress, Korean government is considering to use available resource including utilizing relevant fund to make the refund. Also, Korean government has stated that it plans to establish relevant legal basis of providing refund including utilizing available resource, if necessary.

As of December 31, 2020, there is no indication that the above mentioned impairment would not exist any longer or decrease.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

2.	Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

(5)	Changes in accounting policies

Changes in accounting standards effective from January 1, 2020 are as follows. The Group believes that these amendments have no significant impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements. The Group has not applied the new and revised standards in issue but not yet effective for the periods starting from January 1, 2020, even though the early adoption of these standards is possible.

Amendments to KIFRS 1103 ‘Business Combination’ - Definition of a Business

The amendment to KIFRS 1103 clarifies that to be considered a business, an integrated set of activities and assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output. Furthermore, it clarified that a business can exist without including all of the inputs and processes needed to create outputs.

Amendments to KIFRS 1107 ‘Financial Instruments : Disclosures’, KIFRS 1109 ‘Financial Instruments’, and KIFRS 1039 ‘Financial Instruments : Recognition and Measurements’ - Interest Rate Benchmark Reform

The amendments to KIFRS 1109 and KIFRS 1039 provide a number of reliefs, which apply to all hedging relationships that are directly affected by interest rate benchmark reform. A hedging relationship is affected if the reform gives rise to uncertainties about the timing and or amount of benchmark-based cash flows of the hedged item or the hedging instrument.

Amendments to KIFRS 1001 ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ and KIFRS 1008 ‘Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors’ - Definition of Material

The amendments provide a new definition of material that states “information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements, which provide financial information about a specific reporting entity.”

The amendments clarify that materiality will depend on the nature or magnitude of information, either individually or in combination with other information, in the context of the financial statements. A misstatement of information is material if it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions made by the primary users.

The Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting

The Conceptual Framework is not a standard, and none of the concepts contained therein override the concepts or requirements in any standard. The purpose of the Conceptual Framework is to assist the KASB in developing standards, to help preparers develop consistent accounting policies where there is no applicable standard in place and to assist all parties to understand and interpret the standards.

The revised Conceptual Framework includes some new concepts, provides updated definitions and recognition criteria for assets and liabilities and clarifies some important concepts.

Amendments to KIFRS 1116 Covid-19 Related Rent Concessions

The amendments provide relief to lessees from applying KIFRS 1116 guidance on lease modification accounting for rent concessions arising as a direct consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a practical expedient, a lessee may elect not to assess whether a Covid-19 related rent concession from a lessor is a lease modification. A lessee that makes this election accounts for any change in lease payments resulting from the Covid-19 related rent concession the same way it would account for the change under KIFRS 1116 if the change were not a lease modification. The amendment applies to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 June 2020. Earlier application is permitted.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies applied by the Group in preparation of its consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019, except for the changes described in Note 2.(5).

 

(1)	Basis of consolidation

The consolidated financial statements are the financial statements of a group in which the assets, liabilities, equity, income, expenses and cash flows of the parent and its subsidiaries are presented as those of a single economic entity. Subsidiaries are controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.

Income and expense of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the effective date of acquisition and up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of The Group and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those of the Group.

Transactions within the Group are eliminated during the consolidation.

Changes in the Group’s ownership interests in a subsidiary that do not result in the Group losing control over the subsidiary are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Group’s interests and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiary. Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to owners of the Group.

When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the income or loss on disposal is calculated as the difference between (i) the aggregate of the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any retained interest and (ii) the previous carrying amount of the assets (including goodwill), and liabilities of the subsidiary and any non-controlling interests. When assets of the subsidiary are carried at revalued amounts or fair values and the related cumulative gain or loss has been recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity, the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are accounted for as if the Group had directly disposed of the relevant assets (i.e. reclassified to income or loss or transferred directly to retained earnings). The fair value of any investment retained in the former subsidiary at the date when control is lost is recognized as the fair value on initial recognition for subsequent accounting under KIFRS 1109 ‘Financial Instruments’ or, when applicable, the cost on initial recognition of an investment in an associate or a jointly controlled entity.

 

(2)	Business combinations

A business combination is accounted for by applying the acquisition method, unless it is a combination involving entities or businesses under common control.

The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Group, liabilities incurred by the Group to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Group in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are generally recognized in income or loss as incurred.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(2)	Business combinations, continued

 

At the acquisition date, the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed are recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date, except that:

 

•

deferred tax assets or liabilities and liabilities or assets related to employee benefit arrangements are recognized and measured in accordance with KIFRS 1012 ‘Income Taxes’ and KIFRS 1019 ‘Employee Benefits’, respectively;

 

•

assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as held for sale in accordance with KIFRS 1105 ‘Non-current Assets Held for Sale’ are measured in accordance with that standard.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any) over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after reassessment, net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any), the excess is recognized immediately in income or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

Non-controlling interest that is present on acquisition day and entitles the holder to a proportionate share of the entity’s net assets in an event of liquidation, may be initially measured either at fair value or at the non-controlling interest’s proportionate share of the recognized amounts of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. The choice of measurement can be elected on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Other types of non-controlling interests are measured at fair value or, when applicable, on the basis specified in other KIFRSs.

When the consideration transferred by the Group in a business combination includes assets or liabilities resulting from a contingent consideration arrangement, the contingent consideration is measured at its acquisition-date fair value and included as part of the consideration transferred in a business combination. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration that qualify as measurement period adjustments are adjusted retrospectively, with corresponding adjustments against goodwill. Measurement period adjustments are adjustments that arise from additional information obtained during the ‘measurement period’ (which cannot exceed one year from the acquisition date) about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date.

The subsequent accounting for changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration that do not qualify as measurement period adjustments depends on how the contingent consideration is classified. Contingent consideration that is classified as equity is not re-measured at subsequent reporting dates and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within equity. Contingent consideration that is classified as an asset or a liability is re-measured at subsequent reporting dates in accordance with KIFRS 1109 ‘Financial Instruments’, or with KIFRS 1037 ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets’, as appropriate, with the corresponding gain or loss being recognized in income or loss.

When a business combination is achieved in stages, the Group’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree is re-measured to fair value at the acquisition date (i.e. the date when the Group obtains control) and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is recognized in income or loss. Amounts arising from interests in the acquiree prior to the acquisition date that have previously been recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to income or loss where such treatment would be appropriate if that interest were disposed of.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Group reports provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. Those provisional amounts are adjusted during the measurement period (see above), or additional assets or liabilities are recognized, to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed at the acquisition date that, if known, would have affected the amounts recognized at that date.

The assets and liabilities acquired under business combinations under common control are recognized at the carrying amounts recognized previously in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent. The difference between consideration transferred and carrying amounts of net assets acquired is recognized as part of share premium.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(3)	Investments in associates

An associate is an entity over which the Group has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but does not control or joint control over those policies. If the Group holds 20% ~ 50% of the voting power of the investee, it is presumed that the Group has significant influence.

The results and assets and liabilities of associates are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. If the investment is classified as held for sale, in which case it is accounted for in accordance with KIFRS 1105 ‘Non-current Assets Held for Sale’, any retained portion of an investment in associates that has not been classified as held for sale shall be accounted for using the equity method until disposal of the portion that is classified as held for sale takes place. After the disposal takes place, the Group shall account for any retained interest in associates in accordance with KIFRS 1109 ‘Financial Instruments’ unless the retained interest continues to be an associate, in which case the entity uses the equity method.

Under the equity method, an investment in an associate is initially recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Group’s share of the income or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate. When the Group’s share of losses of an associate exceeds the Group’s interest in that associate (which includes any long-term interests that, in substance, form part of the Group’s net investment in the associate), the Group discontinues recognizing its share of further losses. Additional losses are recognized only to the extent that the Group has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate.

Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of an associate recognized at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment. Any excess of the Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognized immediately in income or loss.

Upon disposal of an associate that results in the Group losing significant influence over that associate, any retained investment is measured at fair value at that date and the fair value is regarded as its fair value on initial recognition as a financial asset in accordance with KIFRS 1109. The difference between the previous carrying amount of the associate attributable to the retained interest and its fair value is included in the determination of the gain or loss on disposal of the associate.

In addition, the Group accounts for all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income in relation to that associate on the same basis as would be required if that associate had directly disposed of the related assets or liabilities. Therefore, if a gain or loss previously recognized in other comprehensive income by that associate would be reclassified to income or loss on the disposal of the related assets or liabilities, the Group reclassifies the gain or loss from equity to income or loss (as a reclassification adjustment) when it loses significant influence over that associate.

The requirements of KIFRS 1028 ’Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures’ are applied to determine whether it is necessary to recognize any impairment loss with respect to the Group’s investment in an associate. When necessary, the entire carrying amount of the investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment in accordance with KIFRS 1036 ‘Impairment of Assets’ as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount (higher of value in use and fair value less costs to sell) with its carrying amount, any impairment loss recognized forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized in accordance with KIFRS 1036 to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases.

When the Group transacts with its associate, incomes and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate are recognized in the Group’s consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate that are not related to the Group.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(4)	Joint arrangements

A joint arrangement is an arrangement of which two or more parties have joint control. Joint control is the contractually agreed sharing of control of an arrangement, which exists only when decisions about the relevant activities require the unanimous consent of the parties sharing control. Joint arrangements are classified into two types - joint operations and joint ventures. A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint operators) have rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint ventures) have rights to the net assets of the arrangement.

The classification of a joint arrangement as a joint operation or a joint venture depends upon the rights and obligations of the parties to the arrangement. The Group determines the type of joint arrangement in which it is involved by considering the structure and form of the arrangement, the terms agreed by the parties in the contractual arrangement and other facts and circumstances.

If the Group is a joint operator, the Group is to recognize and measure the assets and liabilities (and recognize the related revenues and expenses) in relation to its interest in the arrangement in accordance with relevant KIFRSs applicable to the particular assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. If the joint arrangement is a joint venture, the Group is to account for that investment using the equity method accounting in accordance with KIFRS 1028 ‘Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures’ (refer to note 3.(3)), except when the Group is applicable to the KIFRS 1105 ‘Non-current Assets Held for Sale’.

 

(5)	Non-current assets held-for-sale

Non-current assets and disposal groups are classified as held-for-sale if their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probable and the non-current asset (or disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition. Management must be committed to the sale, which should be expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from the date of classification.

When the Group is committed to a sale plan involving loss of control of a subsidiary, all of the assets and liabilities of that subsidiary are classified as held for sale when the criteria described above are met, regardless of whether the Group will retain a non-controlling interest in its former subsidiary after the sale.

Non-current assets (and disposal groups) classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their previous carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

 

(6)

Goodwill

The Group measures goodwill which acquired in a business combination at the amount recognized at the date on which it obtains control of the acquiree (acquisition date) less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to each CGU that is expected to benefit from the synergies arising from the business acquired.

The Group assesses at the end of each reporting period and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or a CGU exceeds its recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss.

Any impairment identified at the CGU level will first reduce the carrying value of goodwill and then be used to reduce the carrying amount of the other assets in the CGU on a pro rata basis. Except for impairment losses in respect of goodwill which are never reversed, an impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized.

On disposal of the relevant CGU, the amount of goodwill is included in the determination of the gain or loss on disposal.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(7)	Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Group recognizes revenue by applying the five-step approach (Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer, Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract, Step 3: Determine the transaction price, Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, Step 5: Recognize revenue when the entity satisfied a performance obligation). The Group recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services, excluding amounts collected on behalf of third parties. Also, the Group recognizes revenue when the Group satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to a customer.

The Group adopted the fuel cost adjustment system from January 1, 2021 with the approval of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy on December 17, 2020, and the Group is currently analyzing the accounting policies regarding the adoption of the new system.

 

(i)

Identify the performance obligations in the contract

The Group is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and development of electric power resources, and electricity sales revenue accounts for 95.15% of consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Under KIFRS 1115, supplying electricity is a series of distinct goods or services identified as a single performance obligation. The Group is also engaged in contracts with customers for transmission and distribution, provision of power generation byproducts, EPC business, O&M, etc. that are identified as separate performance obligations for each contract.

 

(ii)

Variable consideration

The Group may be subject to a variation of consideration paid by the customer due to the progressive electricity billing system, discounts on electricity bills for policy purposes, penalties and delinquent payment, etc. The Group estimates an amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method that the Group expects to better predict the amount of consideration to which it will be entitled, and includes in the transaction price some or all of an amount of variable consideration only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.

 

(iii)

Performance obligations satisfied over time

The Group satisfies its performance obligations for contracts such as EPC business, O&M, etc. over time. The Group recognizes revenue based on the percentage-of-completion on a reasonable basis.

The Group recognizes revenue over time if one of the following criteria is met:

 

(a)

the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the Group’s performance as the entity performs;

 

(b)

the Group’s performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls as the asset is created or enhanced; or

 

(c)

the Group’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the entity and the entity has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(8)

Leases

The lessee and the lessor account for each lease component separately from non-lease component, in the lease contracts or contracts that contain lease. However, the Group applied a practical expedient to each type of underlying asset in accounting as a lessee, and instead of separating the non-lease component from the lease component, it applied a method of accounting for each lease component and the related non-lease component as a single lease contract. The lessor’s accounting has not changed significantly. Therefore, a lease that transfers most of the risks and rewards of ownership of the underlying asset is classified as a finance lease, and a lease that does not transfer most of the risks and rewards of ownership of the underlying asset is classified as an operating lease.

 

(i)

The Group as a lessor

In the case of finance leases, the Group recognizes the same amount of the net investment in the lease as finance lease receivables, and recognizes interest income using the effective interest method. Income from operating leases is recognized using the straight-line basis over the lease term, and lease opening direct costs incurred during the negotiation and contract phase of the operating lease contract are added to the carrying amount of the lease asset and recognized as expenses over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

 

(ii)

The Group as a lessee

(a) Right-of-use assets

The Group recognizes right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease. Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any re-measurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognized, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. Unless the Group is reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased asset at the end of the lease term, the recognized right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of its estimated useful life and the lease term. Right-of-use assets are subject to impairment.

(b) Lease liabilities

At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognizes lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the Group and payments of penalties for terminating a lease, if the lease term reflects the Group exercising the option to terminate. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognized as expenses in the period on which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs.

In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in the assessment of an option to purchase the underlying asset.

(c) Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets

The Group applies the short-term leases recognition exemption to its short-term leases of machinery and equipment (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date and do not contain a purchase option). It also applies the leases of low-value assets recognition exemption to leases of office equipment that are considered to be low value. Lease payments on short-term leases and leases of low-value assets are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Book value and changes in book value of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities during the period are described in Note 24.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(9)	Foreign currencies

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of the Group entities at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated to the functional currency using the reporting date’s exchange rate. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was determined.

Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise except for:

 

•

Exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings relating to assets under construction for future productive use, which are included in the cost of those assets when they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs on those foreign currency borrowings;

 

•

Exchange differences on transactions entered into in order to hedge certain foreign currency risks (refer to Note 3.(23) Derivative financial instruments, including hedge accounting); and

 

•

Exchange differences on monetary items receivable from or payable to a foreign operation for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur (therefore forming part of the net investment in the foreign operation), which are recognized initially in other comprehensive income and reclassified from equity to income or loss on disposal or partial disposal of the net investment.

For the purpose of presenting financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Group’s foreign operations are expressed in Korean won using exchange rates prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuated significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity.

When a foreign operation is disposed of, the relevant amount in the translation is transferred to profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on disposal.

 

(10)	Borrowing costs

The Group capitalizes borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset. Other borrowing costs are recognized in expense as incurred. A qualifying asset is an asset that requires a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale.

Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization.

All other borrowing costs are recognized in income or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(11)	Government grants

Government grants are not recognized unless there is reasonable assurance that the Group will comply with the grant’s conditions and that the grant will be received.

Benefit from a government loan at a below-market interest rate is treated as a government grant, measured as the difference between proceeds received and the fair value of the loan based on prevailing market interest rates.

 

(i)

If the Group received grants related to assets

Government grants whose primary condition is that the Group purchase, construct or otherwise acquire long-term assets are deducted in calculating the carrying amount of the asset. The grant is recognized in profit or loss over the life of a depreciable asset as a reduced depreciation expense.

 

(ii)

If the Group received grants related to income

Government grants which are intended to compensate the Group for expenses incurred are recognized as other income (government grants) in profit or loss over the periods in which the Group recognizes the related costs as expenses.

 

(12)	Employee benefits

When an employee has rendered service to the Group during a period, the Group recognizes the contribution payable to a defined contribution plan in exchange for that service as a liability (accrued expense).

For defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefits, the net periodic pension expense is actuarially determined by “Pension Actuarial System” developed by independent actuaries using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid and that have terms to maturity approximating the terms of the related pension liability. However, if there is not a deep market, market yields on government bonds are used.

Net defined benefit liability’s measurement is composed of actuarial gains and losses, return on plan assets excluding net interest on net defined benefit liability, and any change in the effect of the asset ceiling, excluding net interest, which are immediately recognized in other comprehensive income. The actuarial gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income which will not be reclassified into net profit or loss for later periods are immediately recognized in retained earnings. Past service cost will be recognized as expenses upon the earlier of the date of change or reduction to the plan, or the date of recognizing termination benefits.

The retirement benefit obligation recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognized actuarial gains and losses and unrecognized past service cost, and as reduced by the fair value of plan assets. Any asset resulting from this calculation is limited to unrecognized actuarial losses and past service cost, plus the present value of available refunds and reductions in future contributions to the plan.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(13)	Income taxes

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.

 

(i)

Current tax

Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable profit or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. The taxable profit is different from the accounting profit for the period since the taxable profit is calculated excluding the temporary differences, which will be taxable or deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) of future periods, and non-taxable or non-deductible items from the accounting profit.

Current tax assets and liabilities are offset only if, the Group:

 

(a)

has a legally enforceable right to set off the recognized amounts; and

 

(b)

intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

 

(ii)

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized, using the asset-liability method, in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. A deferred tax liability is recognized for all taxable temporary differences. A deferred tax asset is recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which they can be utilized. However, deferred tax is not recognized for the following temporary differences: taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill, or the initial recognition of assets or liabilities in a transaction that is not a business combination and that affects neither accounting profit or loss nor taxable income.

The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets or deferred tax liabilities on investment properties measured at fair value, unless any contrary evidence exists, are measured using the assumption that the carrying amount of the property will be recovered entirely through sale.

The Group recognizes a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and interests in joint ventures, except to the extent that the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. The Group recognizes a deferred tax asset for all deductible temporary differences arising from investments in subsidiaries and associates, to the extent that it is probable that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.

The carrying amount of a deferred tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduces the carrying amount to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow the benefit of part or all of that deferred tax asset to be utilized.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of the reporting period to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset only if there is a legally enforceable right to offset the related current tax liabilities and assets, and they relate to income taxes levied by the same tax authority and they intend to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis.

 

(iii)

Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in income or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(14)	Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and after initial recognition, are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of property, plant and equipment includes expenditures arising directly from the construction or acquisition of the asset, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management and the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.

Subsequent costs are recognized in the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment at cost or, if appropriate, as separate items if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. The costs of the day-to-day servicing are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Property, plant and equipment, except for land, are depreciated on a straight-line basis over estimated useful lives that appropriately reflect the pattern in which the asset’s future economic benefits are expected to be consumed. For loaded nuclear fuel related to long-term raw materials and spent nuclear fuels related to asset retirement costs, the Group uses the unit-of-production method to measure and recognize depreciation expenses.

The estimated useful lives of the Group’s property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

		Useful lives (years)
Buildings		8 ~ 40
Structures		5 ~ 50
Machinery		2 ~ 32
Vehicles		3 ~ 8
Loaded heavy water		30
Asset retirement costs		18, 30, 40, 60
Right-of-use assets		1 ~ 65
Ships		9
Others		4 ~ 15

A component that is significant compared to the total cost of property, plant and equipment is depreciated over its separate useful life.

Depreciation methods, residual values and useful lives of property, plant and equipment are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and if change is deemed appropriate, it is treated as a change in accounting estimate.

Property, plant and equipment are derecognized on disposal, or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Gains or losses arising from derecognition of a property, plant and equipment, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognized in income or loss when the asset is derecognized.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(15)	Investment property

Property held for the purpose of earning rentals or benefiting from capital appreciation is classified as investment property. Investment property is initially measured at its cost. Transaction costs are included in the initial measurement. Subsequently, investment property is carried at depreciated cost less any accumulated impairment losses.

Subsequent costs are recognized in the carrying amount of investment property at cost or, if appropriate, as separate items if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognized. The costs of the day-to-day servicing are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Investment property except for land, are depreciated on a straight-line basis over 8 ~ 40 years as estimated useful lives.

The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

An investment property is derecognized upon disposal or when the investment property is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefits are expected from the disposal. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the property (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in income or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

 

(16)	Intangible assets

 

(i)

Intangible assets acquired separately

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The estimated useful life and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives that are acquired separately are carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

 

(ii)

Research and development

Expenditure on research activities is recognized as an expense in the period in which it is incurred. An internally-generated intangible asset arising from development (or from the development phase of an internal project) is recognized if, and only if, all of the following have been demonstrated:

 

•

The technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale;

 

•

The intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;

 

•

The ability to use or sell the intangible asset;

 

•

How the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits;

 

•

The availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset; and

 

•

The ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

The amount initially recognized for internally-generated intangible assets is the sum of the expenditure incurred from the date when the intangible asset first meets the recognition criteria listed above. When the development expenditure does not meet the criteria listed above, an internally-generated intangible asset cannot be recognized and the expenditure is recognized in income or loss in the period in which it is incurred.

Internally-generated intangible assets are reported at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(16)	Intangible assets, continued

 

The estimated useful lives and amortization methods of the Group’s intangible assets are as follows:

 

		Useful lives (years)		Amortization methods
Usage rights for donated assets		10 ~ 30		Straight line
Software		4, 5		Straight line
Industrial rights		5 ~ 10		Straight line
Development expenses		5		Straight line
Leasehold rights		8 ~ 10		Straight line
Others		3 ~ 50 or indefinite		Straight line
Mining right		—		Unit of production

 

(iii)

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination

Intangible assets that are acquired in a business combination are recognized separately from goodwill are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date.

Subsequent to initial recognition, intangible assets acquired in a business combination are reported at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses, on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

 

(iv)

Derecognition of intangible assets

An intangible asset is derecognized on disposal, or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal. Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset are measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and are recognized in income or loss when the asset is derecognized.

 

(17)	Greenhouse gas emissions rights (allowances) and obligations

In connection with Enforcement of Allocation and Trading of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances, the Group applies the following accounting policies for greenhouse gas emissions rights and obligations.

 

(i)

Greenhouse gas emissions rights

Greenhouse gas emissions rights consist of the allowances received free of charge from the government and the ones purchased. The cost of the greenhouse gas emissions rights includes expenditures arising directly from the acquisition and any other costs incurred during normal course of the acquisition.

Greenhouse gas emissions rights are held by the Group to fulfill the legal obligation and recorded as intangible assets. To the extent that the portion to be submitted to the government within one year from the end of reporting period, the greenhouse gas emissions rights are classified as current assets. Greenhouse gas emissions rights recorded as intangible assets are initially measured at cost and substantially remeasured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

Greenhouse gas emissions rights are derecognized on submission to the government or when no future economic benefits are expected from its use or disposal.

 

(ii)

Greenhouse gas emissions obligations

Greenhouse gas emissions obligations are the Group’s present legal obligation to submit the greenhouse gas emissions allowances to the government and recognized when an outflow of resources is probable and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Greenhouse gas emissions obligations are measured as the sum of the carrying amount of the allocated rights that will be submitted to the government and the best estimate of expenditure required to settle the obligation at the end of the reporting period for any excess emission.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(18)	Impairment of non-financial assets other than goodwill

At the end of each reporting period, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets with definite useful lives to determine whether there is any indication that those assets may have been impaired. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Where a reasonable and consistent basis of allocation can be identified, corporate assets are also allocated to individual cash-generating units, or otherwise they are allocated to the smallest group of cash-generating units for which a reasonable and consistent allocation basis can be identified.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset for which the estimates of future cash flows have not been adjusted.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or a cash-generating unit) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or the cash-generating unit) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation decrease.

When an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or a cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, to the extent the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss, unless the relevant asset is carried at a revalued amount, in which case the reversal of the impairment loss is treated as a revaluation increase.

 

(19)	Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost of inventories for inventories in transit are measured by using specific identification method. Cost of inventories, except for those in transit, are measured under the weighted average method and consists of the purchase price, cost of conversion and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.

Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated costs of completion and selling expenses. The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value and all losses of inventories are recognized as an expense in the period the write-down or loss occurs. The amount of any reversal of any write-down of inventories, arising from an increase in net realizable value, are recognized as a reduction in the amount of inventories recognized as an expense in the period in which the reversal occurs.

 

(20)	Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The risks and uncertainties that inevitably surround many events and circumstances are taken into account in reaching the best estimate of a provision. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined at the present value of the expected future cash flows.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(20)	Provisions, continued

 

Where some or all of the expenditures required to settle a provision are expected to be reimbursed by another party, the reimbursement shall be recognized when, and only when, it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received if the entity settles the obligation. The reimbursement shall be treated as a separate asset.

Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect the current best estimates. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.

 

(i)

Provision for employment benefits

The Group determines the provision for employment benefits as the incentive payments based on the results of the individual performance evaluation or management assessment.

 

(ii)

Provision for decommissioning costs of nuclear power plants

The Group records the fair value of estimated decommissioning costs as a liability in the period in which the Group incurs a legal obligation associated with retirement of long-lived assets that result from acquisition, construction, development and/or normal use of the assets. Accretion expense consists of period-to-period changes in the liability for decommissioning costs resulting from the passage of time and revisions to either the timing or the amount of the original estimate of undiscounted cash flows.

 

(iii)

Provision for disposal of spent nuclear fuel

Under the Radioactive Waste Management Act, the Group is levied to pay the spent nuclear fuel fund for the management of spent nuclear fuel. The Group recognizes the provision of present value of the payments.

 

(iv)

Provision for low and intermediate radioactive wastes

Under the Radioactive Waste Management Act, the Group recognizes the provision for the disposal of low and intermediate radioactive wastes in best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation.

 

(v)

Provision for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (“PCBs”)

Under the regulation of Persistent Organic Pollutants Management Act, enacted in 2007, the Group is required to remove PCBs, a toxin, from the insulating oil of its transformers by 2025. As a result of the enactments, the Group is required to inspect the PCBs contents of transformers and dispose of PCBs in excess of safety standards under the legally settled procedures. The Group’s estimates and assumptions used to determine fair value can be affected by many factors, such as the estimated costs of inspection and disposal, inflation rate, discount rate, regulations and the general economy.

 

(vi)

Provisions for power plant regional support program

Power plant regional support programs consist of scholarship programs to local students, local economy support programs, local culture support programs, environment development programs, and local welfare programs. The Group recognizes the provision in relation to power plant regional support program.

 

(vii)

Provisions for transmission and transformation facilities-neighboring areas support program

The Group has present obligation to conduct transmission and transformation facilities-neighboring areas support program under Act on assistance to transmission and transformation facilities-neighboring areas. The Group recognizes the provision of estimated amount to fulfill the obligation.

 

(viii)

Renewable Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) provisions

RPS program is required to generate a specified percentage of total electricity to be generated in the form of renewable energy and provisions are recognized for the governmental regulations to require the production of energies from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

 

(21)	Financial instruments

The Group recognizes financial assets and financial liabilities in the statement of financial position when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. Upon initial recognition, financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at their fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset or financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the asset’s acquisition or issuance.

 

(i)

Classification and measurement of financial assets

The Group classifies financial assets into three principal categories; measured at amortized cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) and fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) based on the business model in which assets are managed and their cash flow characteristics. The Group assesses the hybrid financial instrument in which derivatives embedded as whole for classification.

 

		Cash flow characteristics
Business model		Solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)		Other than SPPI
To collect contractual cash flows		Amortized cost		FVTPL (*2)
Both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets		FVOCI (*1)
To sell financial assets		FVTPL

 

(*1)	To eliminate or reduce an accounting mismatch, the Group may elect to recognize the amount of change in fair value in profit or loss.

(*2)	On initial recognition of an equity investment that is not held for trading, the Group may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in the investment’s fair value in OCI.

A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL: 1) it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows; and 2) its contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

A financial asset is measured at FVOCI if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL: 1) it is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and 2) its contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flow that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

All financial assets not classified as measured at amortized cost or FVOCI as described above are measured at FVTPL. On initial recognition of equity investment that is not held for trading, the Group may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in fair value in OCI, and will not reclassify (recycle) those items in OCI to profit or loss subsequently.

 

(ii)

Classification and measurement of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are classified as FVTPL or other financial liabilities.

A financial liability is classified as at FVTPL if it is classified as held-for-trading, it is a derivative or it is designated as such on initial recognition. Financial liabilities at FVTPL are measured at fair value and net gains and losses, including any interest expense, are recognized in profit or loss.

A non-derivative financial liability that is not classified as at FVTPL is classified as other financial liabilities. Other financial liabilities are measured initially at its fair value minus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue. Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(21)	Financial instruments, continued

 

(iii)

Impairment: Financial assets and contract assets

The Group applies a forward-looking ‘expected credit loss’ (ECL) model for debt instruments, lease receivables, contractual assets, loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts.

The Group recognizes loss allowances measured on either of the 12-month or lifetime ECL based on the extent of increase in credit risk since inception as shown in the below table.

 

		Classification				Loss allowances
		Stage 1		Credit risk has not increased significantly since the initial recognition		12-month ECL: ECLs that resulted from possible default events within the 12 months after the reporting date
		Stage 2		Credit risk has increased significantly since the initial recognition		Lifetime ECL: ECL that resulted from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument
		Stage 3		Credit-impaired

Under KIFRS 1109, the Group always measures the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses for trade receivables or contract assets that result from transactions that are within the scope of KIFRS 1115 and that do not contain a significant financing component in accordance with KIFRS 1115 and if the trade receivables or contract assets include a significant financing component, the Group may choose as its accounting policy to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses.

The Group has chosen to measure the loss allowance at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit losses for the trade receivables, contract assets and lease receivables that contain a significant financing component.

 

(iv)

Derecognition

The Group derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows in a transaction in which substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred or in which the Group neither transfers nor retains substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership and it does not retain control of the financial asset. The Group enters into transactions whereby it transfers assets recognized in its statement of financial position, but retains either all or substantially all of the risks and rewards of the transferred assets. In these cases, the transferred assets are not derecognized.

The Group derecognizes a financial liability when it contractual obligations are discharged or cancelled, or expire. On derecognition of a financial liability, the difference between the carrying amount extinguished and the consideration paid (including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed) is recognized in profit or loss.

 

(22)	Service Concession Arrangements

The Group recognizes revenues from construction services and operating services related to service concession arrangements in accordance with KIFRS 1115 ’ Revenue from Contracts with Customers’.

The Group recognizes a financial asset to the extent that it has an unconditional contractual right to receive cash or another financial asset for the construction services and an intangible asset to the extent that it receives a right (license) to charge users of the public service. Borrowing costs attributable to the arrangement are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred unless the Group has a contractual right to receive an intangible asset (a right to charge users of the public service). In this case, borrowing costs attributable to the arrangement are capitalized during the construction phase of the arrangement.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(23)	Derivative financial instruments, including hedge accounting

The Group enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk, including foreign exchange forward contracts, interest rate swaps and cross currency swaps and others.

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in income or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in such case the timing of the recognition in income or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship.

A derivative with a positive fair value is recognized as a financial asset; a derivative with a negative fair value is recognized as a financial liability. A derivative is presented as a non-current asset or a non-current liability if the remaining maturity of the instrument is more than 12 months and it is not expected to be realized or settled within 12 months. Other derivatives are presented as current assets or current liabilities.

 

(i)

Separable embedded derivatives

Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or other host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of the host contracts and when the host contracts are not measured at FVTPL.

An embedded derivative is presented as a non-current asset or a non-current liability if the remaining maturity of the hybrid instrument to which the embedded derivative is part of, is more than 12 months and it is not expected to be realized or settled within 12 months. All other embedded derivatives are presented as current assets or current liabilities.

 

(ii)

Hedge accounting

The Group designates certain hedging instruments, which include derivatives, embedded derivatives and non-derivatives in respect of foreign currency risk, as either fair value hedges or cash flow hedges. Hedges of foreign exchange risk on firm commitments are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

At the inception of the hedge relationship, the entity documents the relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, along with its risk management objectives and its strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. Furthermore, at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, the Group documents whether the hedging instrument is highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of the hedged item.

 

(iii)

Fair value hedges

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognized in income or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk. The changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument and the change in the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk relating to the hedged items are recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. The fair value adjustment to the carrying amount of the hedged item arising from the hedged risk is amortized as income or loss as of that date.

 

(iv)

Cash flow hedges

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in income or loss, and is included in the ‘finance income and expense’.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

3.	Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(23)	Derivative financial instruments, including hedge accounting, continued

 

Amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are reclassified to income or loss in the periods when the hedged item is recognized in income or loss, in the same line of the consolidated statement of comprehensive income as the recognized hedged item. However, when the forecast transaction that is hedged results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the gains and losses previously accumulated in equity are transferred from equity and included in the initial measurement of the cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

Hedge accounting is discontinued when the Group revokes the hedging relationship, when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or it no longer qualifies for hedge accounting. Any gain or loss accumulated in equity at that time remains in equity and is recognized when the forecast transaction is ultimately recognized in income or loss. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in income or loss.

 

(24)	Assets held-for-sale

The Group classifies non-current assets or disposal groups as held for sale if their carrying amounts will be recovered principally through a sale or distribution rather than through continuing use. The criteria for assets-held-for-sale classification is regarded as met only when the disposal is highly probable, and the asset or disposal group is available for immediate distribution in its present condition. Management must be committed to the distribution expected within one year from the date of the classification.

Such non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale or as held for distribution are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell or to distribute.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4.	Segment, Geographic and Other Information

 

(1)	Segment determination and explanation of the measurements

The Group’s operating segments are its business components that generate discrete financial information that is reported to and regularly reviewed by the Group’s the chief operating decision maker, the Chief Executive Officer, for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance. The Group’s reportable segments are ‘Transmission and distribution’, ‘Electric power generation (Nuclear)’, ‘Electric power generation (Non-nuclear)’, ‘Plant maintenance & engineering service’ and ‘Others’; others mainly represent the business unit that manages the Group’s foreign operations.

Segment operating profit (loss) is determined the same way that consolidated operating profit is determined under KIFRS without any adjustment for corporate allocations. The accounting policies used by each segment are consistent with the accounting policies used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Segment assets and liabilities are determined based on separate financial statements of the entities instead of on a consolidated basis. There are various transactions between the reportable segments, including sales of property, plant and equipment and so on, that are conducted on an arms-length basis at market prices that would be applicable to an independent third-party. For subsidiaries which are in a different segment from that of its immediate parent company, their carrying amount in separate financial statements is eliminated in the consolidation adjustments in the tables below. In addition, consolidation adjustments in the table below include adjustments of the amount of investment in associates and joint ventures from the cost basis amount reflected in segment assets to that determined using equity method in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Continued

December 31, 2020 and 2019

 

4.	Segment, Geographic and Other Information, Continued

 

 

(2)	Financial information of the segments for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are as follows:

 

In millions of won
2020
Segment		Total segment revenue				Intersegment revenue				Revenue from external customers				Operating profit (loss)				Depreciation and amortization				Interest income				Interest expense				Profit (loss) related associates, joint ventures and subsidiaries
Transmission and distribution		W	57,989,410				1,224,602				56,764,808				2,785,145				3,836,355				48,220				737,973				169,176
Electric power generation (Nuclear)			9,938,941				9,817,147				121,794				1,338,642				3,564,120				25,581				503,485				(4,905	)
Electric power generation (Non-nuclear)			20,329,611				19,552,376				777,235				(150,427	)			4,034,024				20,843				622,346				115,096
Plant maintenance & engineering service			2,703,472				2,283,333				420,139				238,007				119,056				11,789				1,250				1,740
Others			1,582,001				1,096,663				485,338				111,055				122,092				167,005				162,843				—
Consolidation adjustments			(33,974,121	)			(33,974,121	)			—				(236,147	)			(127,628	)			(30,852	)			(32,472	)			—
		W	58,569,314				—				58,569,314				4,086,275				11,548,019				242,586				1,995,425				281,107
In millions of won
2019
Segment		Total segment revenue				Intersegment revenue				Revenue from external customers				Operating profit (loss)				Depreciation and amortization				Interest income				Interest expense				Profit (loss) related associates, joint ventures and subsidiaries
Transmission and distribution		W	58,933,180				1,336,725				57,596,455				(2,848,347	)			3,814,428				73,478				777,120				140,757
Electric power generation (Nuclear)			8,937,026				8,908,803				28,223				822,785				3,227,695				37,277				511,864				(5,497	)
Electric power generation (Non-nuclear)			24,254,957				23,472,153				782,804				548,267				3,955,333				35,626				655,466				77,641
Plant maintenance & engineering service			2,627,539				2,254,841				372,698				325,390				125,546				14,214				2,861				1,238
Others			1,049,324				656,614				392,710				(14,804	)			127,364				141,262				134,248				—
Consolidation adjustments			(36,629,136	)			(36,629,136	)			—				(109,812	)			(121,626	)			(33,739	)			(34,748	)			—
		W	59,172,890				—				59,172,890				(1,276,521	)			11,128,740				268,118				2,046,811				214,139

 

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