# Building a Knowledge Hub for China-ASEAN Energy Cooperation

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- Published: 2026-09-21T16:50:00+07:00
- Author: Media OutReach

NANNING, CHINA – [Media OutReach Newswire](https://www.media-outreach.com/) – 21
September 2026 – During the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and
Investment Summit, China Southern Power Grid showcased a range of innovations designed
to support energy cooperation between China and ASEAN. These included the DaWatt–
Lao Language Large Language Model (LLM) for the Energy and Power Sector V2.0 and
the Flexible Grayscale Intelligent Monitoring & Analysis Platform for power system
cybersecurity, highlighting expanding opportunities for cooperation in digitalization,
intelligent technologies and green energy.

![Bahe Wind Farm in Tiandeng County, Guangxi, where wind turbines stand amid the
region's distinctive karst landscape.](https://release.media-outreach.com/release.
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 _Bahe Wind Farm in Tiandeng County, Guangxi, where wind turbines stand amid the
region’s distinctive karst landscape._

 The Lao-language LLM has been deployed at Electricité du Laos Transmission Company
Limited (EDL-T), where it can automatically analyze thousands of inspection images
within a short period of time. After its algorithms were optimized for Laos’ mountainous
and rainforest terrain, the model completed intelligent inspection analysis for 
four transmission lines, processing 26,000 drone inspection images and identifying
more than 3,600 equipment defects.

![Baise Power Supply Bureau of Guangxi Power Grid uses drones and robots to conduct
live-line inspections of insulators.](https://release.media-outreach.com/release.
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 _Baise Power Supply Bureau of Guangxi Power Grid uses drones and robots to conduct
live-line inspections of insulators._

 Liu Ying, general manager of the Digitalization Department at Guangxi Power Grid
Co., Ltd., said the company has been building multilingual professional corpora 
for the power sector, covering ASEAN countries including Laos, Vietnam and Malaysia.
Drawing on the capabilities of the DaWatt foundation model, the company is developing
energy and power models tailored to ASEAN languages and real-world power industry
applications.

 Talent development is another focus of the cooperation. The China-ASEAN Institute
of Energy, jointly established by Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd. and Guangxi University,
is exploring an industry-university training model with a strong emphasis on practical
experience. So far, two cohorts totaling 53 students from ASEAN countries have enrolled.

 Cooperation is also evolving from one-way training toward joint innovation. Guangxi
Power Grid Co., Ltd. and the Royal Academy of Cambodia have jointly established 
a laboratory for artificial intelligence and safety equipment, while the company
has also launched peer-to-peer exchanges with Electricité du Laos on improving power
supply reliability.

 To address language barriers in cross-border technical exchanges, Guangxi Power
Grid Co., Ltd. has developed an AI-powered translation platform backed by a specialized
database containing terminology for more than 1,800 types of power equipment. The
platform supports accurate translation between Chinese and English, Chinese and 
Lao, and Chinese and Vietnamese.

 At a recent training program for Chinese and overseas engineers, the system supported
one-click generation of bilingual course materials and real-time speech translation,
helping participants navigate highly specialized power-sector terminology.

 To support regular international exchanges, Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd. has also
established an international talent pool covering management, technical and skilled
personnel. It has developed 24 hours of courses on international affairs as well
as 20 short-form video courses.

 “This year, we will also explore joint postgraduate programs with universities 
in ASEAN countries,” said Sun Xiaohua, deputy director of the Human Resources Department
at Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd.

 Looking ahead, Guangxi Power Grid Co., Ltd. plans to further advance a development
model featuring “R&D in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong, integration in Guangxi,
and application in ASEAN.” The company will continue expanding its multilingual 
power-sector corpora and explore a “Token Goes Global” model for power-sector AI,
with computing resources and models based in Guangxi while knowledge services are
delivered overseas. The effort is aimed at creating new forms of China-ASEAN energy
cooperation and supporting the green development of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area
3.0.

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