Russian energy minister Alexander Novak on Wednesday said Russia is considering supplying North Korea with electricity, as part of a program that would also see exports to Japan and South Korea.

Novak made the announcement at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, an event held every year which encourages investment in the region.

“We supply electricity to the People’s Republic of China, we supply it to Mongolia, we are considering supplying it to Japan, to North Korea, to South Korea,” Novak told Russian broadcaster NVT.

The plan is reminiscent of a similar push from Russian energy provider called RAO Energy Systems of