The government is considering a plan to install electricity transmission lines between Paju, Gyeonggi Province and the North Korean capital of Pyongyang for Seoul's proposed energy aid to the North.

The state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) says the envisioned power route would be one of several alternatives and that a related decision has yet to be made.

The government earlier suggested a route connecting Yangju, also in Gyeonggi Province, and Pyongyang when announcing the energy proposal Wednesday.

An official at the power company says that transmission costs would be less for Paju, as the transformer substation in Paju is 30 kilometers closer to North Korea than the one in Yangju.

KEPCO predicts South Korea's total power generation by 2008 would be sufficient to aid North Korea, but will still prepare complimentary measures to guard against possible power shortages.

One such measure would see the South complete the planned construction of power plants in the Seoul metropolitan area earlier than scheduled.