TOPSHOT - This picture taken early on October 20, 2026, shows a wind turbine during sunrise in Dak Cheung, a district of Sekong province, part of Laos's 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project, which 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

TOPSHOT - This picture taken on October 20, 2026, shows a pupil writing on the classroom board as a teacher (L) and other students watch at her primary school in Dak Cheung, a district of Sekong province, near Laos's 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project, which 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

TOPSHOT - This picture taken on October 19, 2026, shows a motorist driving along a road in Dak Cheung, a district of Sekong province. 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

TOPSHOT - In this picture taken on October 20, 2026, young residents use an umbrella to shield themselves from the sun as they walk past wooden houses at Dak Xieng A village in Dak Cheung, a district of Sekong province, near Laos's 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project, which 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

This photo taken on August 21, 2026, shows the Paya Lebar Green office building that uses a hybrid cooling method in Singapore. Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air-conditioning. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: 'Singapore-Environment-Economy-Heat' Focus by Taryn NG

This photo taken on August 26, 2026, shows rows of the air conditioning compressors installed on the rear of buildings at Boat Quay in Singapore. Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air-conditioning. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: 'Singapore-Environment-Economy-Heat' Focus by Taryn NG

This photo taken on August 26, 2026 shows a technician services the air-conditioning compressor installed on the rear of buildings at Boat Quay in Singapore. Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air-conditioning. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: 'Singapore-Environment-Economy-Heat' Focus by Taryn NG

This photo taken on September 11, 2026 shows a staff member checking the cooling system at Punggol Digital District in Singapore. Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation", Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air-conditioning. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: 'Singapore-Environment-Economy-Heat' Focus by Taryn NG