Myanmar at risk from worsening climate crisis
The risks of climate change to Myanmar were discussed at a seminar for MPs organised by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Naypyitaw this week. The event held on September 9 gave MPs from seven Hluttaw committees a chance to discuss the issue with three international climate and environment experts working in South East […]
Aboitiz Power Corp. eyes renewable-energy expansion in Vietnam
ABOITIZ Power Corp. continues to look for opportunities abroad, including the expansion of its recent wind power investment in Vietnam. “We are always exploring and there are actually interested sellers,” AboitizPower Chief Operating Officer Emmanuel V. Rubio. “We are looking for projects that are eligible for FIT [feed-in-tariff] and they are wind and solar projects, some […]
Philippines city prepares for 50 MW solar project first
Maybe something has been lost in translation but the announcement by the Philippines government’s official news agency of the deal signed to secure the city of Bacolod’s first large scale solar farm would appear to indicate the Korean company involved was a somewhat wary partner. Filipino company Amatera Renewable Energy Corp has signed an agreement with Korea’s TPC […]
FPT studies oil pipeline into Myanmar
Fuel Pipeline Transportation (FPT) plans to conduct a feasibility study to extend an oil pipeline to Myanmar to capture dynamic oil demand. FPT is a subsidiary of SET-listed Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services. FPT chairman MR Supadis Diskul said the company has set up a study team in August to determine project viability. The oil pipeline […]
Unhappily ever after: Myanmar’s power meter racket
Electricity meters: it’s a good business – if you can get it. For decades this market, worth tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars, was closed to competition. Under the military junta, analogue meters were either imported directly from abroad or produced in country under a partnership between the Ministry of Industry’s Heavy Industry […]
PTT wins deal to develop electricity supply for New Yangon City
PTT Group announced today that it has won a deal for the development of an electricity production system for New Yangon City in Myanmar. Chawalit Tippawanich, president and CEO of Global Power Synergy Co Ltd (GPSC), said that the New Yangon Development Co Ltd (NYDC) of Myanmar has chosen PTT Group, comprising PTT Exploration and […]
Myanmar e-sports players battle power outages
ESports star Myint was on the cusp of victory when the screens went dark in the Yangon cafe where he competes, costing him thousands of dollars in missed prize-money and denting his reputation.Myanmar’s gaming scene is mushrooming, but frequent power cuts are holding players back in the emerging democracy. But, Myanmar is at risk of […]
Amata Corporation to develop a smart city in Yangon
The long-awaited dream of turning Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial hub, into a smart city may soon be realised with the support of Amata Corporation Pcl, Thailand’s largest industrial estate developer. VikromKromadit, chairman of Amata Corporation Pcl, said at a signing ceremony on Thursday (August 22) that the firm would bring advanced technology and quality investors to […]