Myanmar Regime Signs Energy Agreement With China
With Myanmar suffering an acute energy shortage, a Chinese delegation from Yunnan Province signed a power purchase agreement with the military regime on Sunday.
Yangon and rest of country facing more power cuts
According to a statement from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy, it will not be able to meet Yangon’s electricity demands this summer and it is having to ration electricity.
Myanmar Regime and Russia Sign Nuclear Power Plant Memorandum
Myanmar’s junta signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday with Rosatom, Russia’s state-run nuclear corporation, according to a Rosatom press release.
Russia Agrees to Establish Yangon Flights and Nuclear Energy Hub in Myanmar
Myanmar’s junta and Russia have agreed to open direct flights to Yangon and to establish a nuclear technology hub in the city, according to the regime-controlled media.
Myanmar adjusts electric vehicles tariffs to zero
Yangon, Nov 12 (IANS) Myanmar imposed zero tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) imports effective from November 2, the state-run media cited the Ministry of Planning and Finance as saying.
Atomic energy cooperation between Myanmar and Russia raises concern
An agreement signed by Myanmar’s military regime and Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation to jointly assess building a small reactor in the Southeast Asian country underscores the junta’s long-term pursuit of nuclear weapons, analysts said.
Myanmar Junta Trumpets Continuing Flow of Natural Gas Revenues
Myanmar’s military junta earned more than $800 million from natural gas exports in the four months from April to July, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported yesterday. The newspaper cited figures from the junta’s Ministry of Commerce claiming that the country exported 77.89 million kiloliters of natural gas during the above period, mostly […]
Myanmar makes $800m from April-July gas exports
Military-ruled Myanmar earned US$800 million from natural gas exports mainly to China and Thailand between April and July, the junta said in the state newspaper on Thursday.
Myanmar Regime Signs Wind Energy Deal With Chinese Companies
Myanmar’s junta-controlled Ministry of Electric Power (MOEP) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on March 1 to develop Myanmar’s first wind power projects with two Chinese companies and a local company.
Myanmar’s natural gas income in jeopardy as foreign firms exit
The Myanmar government is facing a potential crisis of dwindling revenue, as overseas energy companies pull out of natural gas operations in the country one after another, squeezing the ruling military’s primary source of foreign income.