This picture taken on October 22, 2026, shows Vietnam Electricity's (EVN) Thuong Tin 500-kilovolt substation in Hanoi, part of the country's national grid, which draws power from various sources including the 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project in Laos that began operating in August 2025. Rising from verdant ridgelines of southern Laos, 133 Chinese-built wind turbines help power Vietnam's surging growth and represent part of a regional rush to diversify energy sources. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: Laos-Vietnam-economy-energy-wind, FOCUS by Matt SURRUSCO and Eden EZRA