The battle also is one of the first cases in which national political leaders did not try to interfere to protect an important domestic company.
Several domestic and foreign companies were involved in the project.
Beginning next year, private companies, both foreign and domestic, will be allowed to build power plants in Korea, he said.
Foreign investors would be guaranteed the same treatment as domestic companies.
Other companies, foreign and domestic, are trying to succeed with coffee here, too.
Until the early 1950s construction remained in the hands of small domestic companies.
The government decided early this year to allow domestic companies to bid as well.
A foreign company's investment upon a domestic company or a local government is also considered as a credit.
The exhibition was attended by about 45 companies, both domestic and foreign.
The domestic commercial companies operate under a number of security restrictions.
