EX-15.9 12 dex159.htm CONSENT OF KPMG SAMJONG ACCOUNTING CORP. (KOREA SOUTH-EAST POWER CO., LTD.)

Consent of KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. (Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd.)

EXHIBIT 15.9

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form F-3 (No. 33-99550 and 333-9180) of Korea Electric Power Corporation (“KEPCO”) of our report dated June 28, 2008 of Korea South-East Power Co., Ltd., with respect to (i) the balance sheet as of December 31, 2007, and the related statements of income, appropriation of retained earnings, changes in equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007, which report appears in the December 31, 2008, annual report on Form 20-F of KEPCO.

/s/    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

June 24, 2009