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Contingencies and Commitments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Contingencies and Commitments [Abstract] |
Ongoing litigations related with contingent liabilities and contingent assets |
Ongoing litigations and claims related with contingent liabilities and contingent assets as of December 31, 2018 and 2019 are as follows:
|  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | Number of cases |  |  | Claim amount |  |  | Number of cases |  |  | Claim amount |
|  | In millions of won |
As the defendant |  |  | 570 |  |  | ￦ | 673,882 |  |  |  | 586 |  |  | ￦ | 697,835 |
As the plaintiff |  |  | 174 |  |  |  | 793,491 |  |  |  | 199 |  |  |  | 707,287 |
Credit lines provided by financial institutions |
Credit lines provided by financial institutions as of December 31, 2019 are as follows:
Commitments |  | Financial institutions |  | Currency |  | Limited amount |  |  | Used amount |
|  |  |  | In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies |
Commitments on Bank-overdraft |  | Nonghyup Bank and others |  | KRW |  |  | 1,825,500 |  |  |  | 373,219 |
Commitments on Bank-daylight overdraft |  | Nonghyup Bank and others |  | KRW |  |  | 280,000 |  |  |  | — |
Limit amount available for CP |  | Hana Bank and others |  | KRW |  |  | 1,250,000 |  |  |  | 1,150,000 |
Limit amount available for card |  | Hana Bank and others |  | KRW |  |  | 51,904 |  |  |  | 6,686 |
|  | Banco de Oro |  | PHP |  |  | 5,000 |  |  |  | 3,000 |
Loan limit |  | Kookmin Bank and others |  | KRW |  |  | 1,050,503 |  |  |  | 685,429 |
| DBS Bank and others |  | USD |  |  | 2,492,700 |  |  |  | 14,400 |
Certification of payment on payables from foreign country |  | Nonghyup Bank |  | USD |  |  | 4,680 |  |  |  | 3,892 |
Certification of payment on L/C |  | Shinhan Bank |  | KRW |  |  | 7,749 |  |  |  | — |
|  | Shinhan Bank and others |  | USD |  |  | 1,051,334 |  |  |  | 171,975 |
|  | Societe Generale |  | MYR |  |  | 2,500 |  |  |  | 2,500 |
Certification of Performance guarantee on contract |  | Seoul Guarantee Insurance and others |  | KRW |  |  | 84,011 |  |  |  | 66,892 |
| First Abu Dhabi Bank and others |  | USD |  |  | 596,862 |  |  |  | 465,093 |
| Korea Development Bank and others |  | JPY |  |  | 637,495 |  |  |  | 637,495 |
| Hana Bank and others |  | EUR |  |  | 4,158 |  |  |  | 4,158 |
| Hana Bank and others |  | INR |  |  | 191,883 |  |  |  | 191,883 |
| Hana Bank |  | CAD |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 464 |
| Shinhan Bank |  | ZAR |  |  | 55,730 |  |  |  | 55,730 |
Certification of bidding |  | Hana Bank |  | USD |  |  | 10,000 |  |  |  | 197 |
Advance payment bond, Warranty bond, Retention bond and others |  | Seoul Guarantee Insurance |  | KRW |  |  | 44,047 |  |  |  | 44,047 |
|  | Export-Import Bank of Korea and others |  | USD |  |  | 714,654 |  |  |  | 649,402 |
|  | Hana Bank |  | SAR |  |  | 86,508 |  |  |  | 86,508 |
|  | SMBC Bank |  | QAR |  |  | 15,000 |  |  |  | 15,000 |
Others |  | Nonghyup Bank and others |  | KRW |  |  | 537,064 |  |  |  | 47,638 |
|  | Export-Import Bank of Korea and others |  | USD |  |  | 1,562,194 |  |  |  | 1,315,378 |
|  | Shinhan Bank |  | JPY |  |  | 381,210 |  |  |  | 381,210 |
|  | Standard Chartered |  | AED |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | 50 |
Inclusive credit |  | Hana Bank |  | KRW |  |  | 8,000 |  |  |  | 772 |
|  | Hana Bank and others |  | USD |  |  | 30,975 |  |  |  | 17,502 |
|  | Shinhan Bank |  | INR |  |  | 92,348 |  |  |  | 92,348 |
Trade finance |  | BNP Paribas and others |  | USD |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  | — |
Blank check and assets provided as collaterals or pledges to financial institutions by the Company |
As of December 31, 2019, blank check and assets provided as collaterals or pledges to financial institutions by the Company are follows:
Guarantor |  | Guarantee |  | Type of guarantee |  | Currency |  | Amount |  |  | Description
|  | In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies
Mira Power Limited |  | International Finance Corporation and others |  | Property, plant and equipment and others |  | USD |  |  | 275,600 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*1)
Tamra Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd. |  | Kyobo Life Insurance Co., Ltd. and others |  | Property, plant and equipment and others |  | KRW |  |  | 171,600 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*2)
SE Green Energy Co., Ltd. |  | DB Insurance Co., Ltd. and others |  | Property, plant and equipment and others |  | KRW |  |  | 149,500 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*2)
Gyeonggi Green Energy Co., Ltd. |  | Korea Development Bank and others |  | Cash and cash equivalents |  | KRW |  |  | 327,080 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*2)
Commerce and Industry Energy Co., Ltd. |  | IBK and others |  | Land, buildings, structures and machinery and others |  | KRW |  |  | 110,500 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*2)
KOSPO Youngnam Power Co., Ltd. |  | Shinhan Bank and others |  | Cash and cash equivalents |  | KRW |  |  | 396,120 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*2)
Gyeongju Wind Power Co., Ltd. |  | Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. and Others |  | Property, plant and equipment and others |  | KRW |  |  | 110,240 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings (*2)
Korea Offshore Wind Power Co., Ltd. |  | Woori Bank and Others |  | Utility plant and others |  | KRW |  |  | 293,400 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*2)
Qatrana Electric Power Company |  | The Islamic Development Bank and others |  | Finance lease receivable and property, plant and equipment and others |  | JOD |  |  | 236,570 |  |  | Collateral for borrowings(*1)
KST Electric Power Company |  | The Export—Import Bank of Korea and others |  | Finance lease receivable and property, plant and equipment and others |  | USD |  |  | 401,277 |  |  | Collateral for debt securities(*1)
(*1) | This is based on the amount of loan commitment limit.
(*2) | As of December 31, 2019, the Company has established guarantees for pledge for transfer of rights of long-term borrowings, pledge for insurance claims, pledge for shares, etc.
The Company has ￦1,197 million of project loans from Korea Energy Agency as of December 31, 2019. The Company has provided a blank check as a repayment guarantee.
(5) | The Company temporarily suspended operations of the Gangneung hydroelectric generating plant, with a carrying amount of ￦75,634 million as of December 31, 2019, to improve the quality of water used in generating electricity. The expenses related to the suspension of operations of ￦49 million and depreciation on the idle assets of ￦6,542 million are recorded in other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019. Regarding the improvement of water quality, the results of damages compensation for the local residents cannot be reasonably estimated, and the Company is in negotiations with Gangneung City and related stakeholders to restart the Gangneung hydroelectric generating plant as of December 31, 2019.
(6) | Due to the Korean government’s announcement of suspension of operation in the Gaeseong Industrial District, it is uncertain if the Company can exercise the property rights for the Company’s facility in the Gaeseong Industrial District as of December 31, 2019. The book value of facility is ￦16,611 million and the amount of trade receivables related to the companies residing in Gaeseong industrial complex is ￦2,911 million. The outcome of this event cannot be reasonably estimated as of December 31, 2019.
(7) | In connection with the electric power IT modernization project in Kerala, India, negotiations are underway due to disagreements in the contract regarding the existence and the scope of a warranty obligation. However, the Company has not recognized any provision because the amount and timing of economic benefit outflow cannot be reasonably estimated as of December 31, 2019.

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