These remarks were made by Dang Hoang An, Chairman of Viet Nam’s state power utility EVN, during a visit by Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith to EVN on January 27.

According to An, to date, the total installed capacity of Viet Nam’s power system has reached 87.6 GW, ranking second in ASEAN and 20th globally.

EVN currently manages nearly 37% of the country’s total installed capacity, produces more than 40% of national electricity output, operates the 500 kV and 220 kV transmission systems as well as the 110 kV grid, and carries out nationwide power distribution, while also acting as the single buyer in the electricity market.

“EVN has been and continues to work closely with Lao agencies, enterprises, and investors to implement power grid and power source connectivity projects from Laos, effectively tapping into Laos’s strengths and potential in hydropower and renewable energy,” the EVN Chairman affirmed.

Speaking at the meeting, EVN General Director Nguyen Anh Tuan said that EVN is currently supplying electricity to several Lao localities along the two countries’ border via the medium-voltage grid.

At the same time, EVN has actively worked with power project investors in Laos to import electricity into Viet Nam. By the end of 2025, Viet Nam had approved plans to import electricity from 47 power projects in Laos, with a total capacity of 8,260 MW.

Power plants in Laos that have been put into operation and are selling electricity to Viet Nam currently have a combined commercial operational capacity of 2,379 MW.

Speaking at the working session, Lao General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith congratulated EVN on its achievements and significant contributions to Viet Nam’s socio-economic development, while acknowledging EVN’s support in supplying electricity to several Lao localities, where Laos has not yet been able to ensure self-sufficiency in power supply.

The Lao leader called on EVN and Lao enterprises to further strengthen cooperation, closely following the orientations and directives of the two Parties and Governments.

Regarding cooperation between EVN and Laos’s state power utility EDL, the Lao General Secretary and President expressed his confidence that this would be a long-term and sustainable partnership.

He voiced his hope that the two entities would continue cooperating like brothers, with EVN continuing to share experience and technology in power supply, enterprise reform, and other related fields.