The China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project is connecting China and Laos

The China-Laos 500-kV power interconnection project is turning electricity into a two-way link between the two countries. In the rainy season, surplus clean hydropower from Laos can move north to China. In the dry season, China's grid can help support power supply in Laos.

As China and Laos mark the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the "Year of China-Laos Friendship", this invisible energy link is bringing the two countries closer — connecting not just grids, but homes, livelihoods and shared hopes.