Vietnam considers buying electricity from Laos to ease reliance on China
Vietnam may import electricity from Laos to minimize the risks from relying on Chinese imports and to offset supply shortages caused by cutting off power sources which pollute the environment. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the Ministry of Industry and Trade to submit the master plan to develop power generation sources by 2025, emphasizing that it is necessary to diversify the power supply sources and consider the supply from Laos. Le Van Doanh from the Hanoi Vocational College of Technology said that Lao hydraulic power potential was high. The country is planning to build more hydropower plants in the time to come, and oversupply is anticipated. In order to generate more power, Vietnam has built some large coal thermopower plants while planning to import coal at high prices to run the plants.
