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PTTEP pledges to continue gas production work in Myanmar

Thai oil and gas company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) will continue to execute its 2020 Economic Plan, which includes work in Myanmar, said Mr. Piya Sukhumpanumet, general manager from PTTEP Myanmar Asset.

PTTEP to manage Myanmar power development

BANGKOK, Thailand – PTT Exploration and Production Public Co. (PTTEP) will advance Myanmar’s Integrated Domestic Gas to Power project after securing an exclusive development right from the government.

Renewable Energy Target of Myanmar

This policy was authorised by ASEAN Member State as of June 2020, and contributed by ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT).

Researchers seek alternatives to Mekong River hydropower dam

The Mekong River, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau through Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam to the South China Sea, is a hotbed of ecological diversity. The roughly 60 million people who live in the region, many in poverty, depend on the river and its tributaries for food and income. But a surge in hydropower […]

Rising Prices Forcing Myanmar Truckers to Stop Operations

Rising fuel prices and other costs in Myanmar are forcing freight firms to suspend operations, according to industry insiders.

Rockefeller Foundation to invest $1.5m in clean energy

The Rockefeller Foundation has pledged $1.5m to support developing countries in their move away from fossil fuels. The fund is part of a facility launched by the Energy Transition Council, a global coalition of leaders committed to achieving net-zero emissions by mid-century

Royal capital to ‘smart city’: Myanmar’s Mandalay gets high-tech makeover, sparks ‘spy’ fears

YANGON — Once a seat of kings, the city of Mandalay in northern Myanmar has seen turbulent chapters in its 162-year history — the fall of Burma’s last royal dynasty and decades of colonial rule. Now, officials are attempting to transform the former royal capital into Myanmar’s first “smart city”. In a country where officials […]

Rural areas rely on renewable energy sources to gain electricity

Small scale hydropower plants, wind turbines and renewable energy sources are potential sources to supply electricity in rural areas, said Union Minister Thaung Tun for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. “The government is implementing to improve living standards for locals and infrastructure buildings in Chin State. In doing so, there will be many opportunities to […]

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.

Russia’s Rosatom and Myanmar sign nuclear energy MoUs

Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between Rosatom and Myanmar’s Ministry of Science and Technology cover cooperation in training and skills development in the field of nuclear energy and shaping positive public opinion on nuclear energy in Myanmar.