Kim Jong Il Gives Field Guidance to Ryongsong Machine Complex

Pyongyang, April 26 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission, gave field guidance to the Ryongsong Machine Complex.
Kim Jong Il went round the new geothermal equipment manufactured by the complex and acquainted himself with their mechanism, the principle of their operation and technical specifications.
The geothermal equipment made by the complex are highly efficient cutting-edge energy saving equipment capable of raising several times the heat utility factor while consuming less electricity than the existing heating and air conditioning equipment, he said, highly praising the officials, workers and technicians for having devoted themselves to the manufacture of new-type machines.
He said that ensuring the heating and air conditioning of buildings by use of geothermal water under ground is of great importance for providing people with convenient living conditions and enabling them to lead a highly civilized life while saving power and fuel such as electricity and coal as much as possible.
He underlined the need for the scientific research institutes and universities to intensify the research into the use of geotherm, thoroughly establish a system for training technical talents and take state measures for positively encouraging the development and use of geothermal water.
He was accompanied by Kim Jong Un, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the WPK, and other senior officials.