SEOUL, October 14 (AJP) - South Korea’s state-run Korea Electric Power Corporation, or KEPCO, is deepening its partnership with Vietnam’s National Power Corporation (PVN) as part of an effort to secure future nuclear power projects in the Southeast Asian nation.
KEPCO said Monday that it held a joint workshop with PVN in Hanoi on Sept. 30 to discuss training and workforce development for Vietnam’s planned nuclear energy expansion. The meeting followed a memorandum of understanding signed in August.
The initiative brings together KEPCO, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, the KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School and the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. They are working with PVN, as well as Vietnamese universities and research institutes, to lay the groundwork for cooperation in education and technology. About 40 experts from both countries attended the session.
Vietnam, which has revived its long-delayed nuclear ambitions, aims to begin construction of the Ninh Thuan 1 and 2 nuclear plants by 2035 and add eight gigawatts of capacity by 2050. The plan would require training roughly 4,000 skilled professionals in nuclear operations and safety.
At the workshop, KEPCO shared its experience in nuclear workforce training and program development. Company officials also met with representatives from Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade and PVN to explore broader cooperation — including localization, technology transfer and financing structures — to support Korea’s potential participation in Vietnam’s future nuclear projects.
A KEPCO official said the company aims to strengthen cooperation in localization and financing to help secure participation in Vietnam’s upcoming nuclear projects.
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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