Russia has suggested that it may take part in a project to upgrade North Korea’s power plants.

According to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency on Friday, Moscow’s energy ministry announced that its Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov and the North’s Electric Power Industry Minister Kim Yu-il recently discussed ways to bolster bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.

The Russian ministry added that the discussions focused on a plan to modernize the North’s gas-fired combined cycle combustion turbine plants and thermal plants.

The ministry said the two sides talked about using Russia’s expertise and equipment to upgrade and repair the North’s power generation facilities and about arranging exchanges between experts in the field from both countries.

A North Korean delegation led by the electric power industry minister made the visit to attend an international energy forum in Moscow, starting Wednesday.