Vietnam to talk soon with foreign partners on nuclear power plants

Russia, Japan, South Korea, France and the U.S. to be approached

20250204 Vietnam nuclear power plant project/ Russia's Kursk plant

Russia is a key partner in Vietnam's nuclear power project. The cooling towers of the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant are seen here from the town of Kurchatov, in Russia's Kursk Region, on Aug. 27, 2024. © Reuters

February 4, 2025 16:14 JST

HANOI (Reuters) -- Vietnam will hold talks with foreign partners this month about projects to develop its first two nuclear power plants, the government said on Tuesday.

State utility EVN and PetroVietnam have been assigned as the investors for the first two plants, the government said in a statement.