YANGON — If there is one thing Myanmar needs, it is infrastructure. Now, Yoma Group, one of the country’s biggest conglomerates, is looking to build it with a partner that knows a thing or two about power grids and water supplies — the Philippines’ Ayala. Yoma and Ayala have many overlapping businesses, from property and […]

Given the worsening civil strife tearing down Myanmar, Ayala-led firm AC Energy Corporation indicated that it is temporarily slowing down on its renewable energy ventures in that country. “Regarding Myanmar, we will have to wait until the situation stabilizes before we can expand,” AC Energy President and CEO Eric T. Francia said.

Fourteen months on from the military takeover, many ordinary people are struggling to pay for basic necessities.

The government’s need to secure new supplies of natural gas and a desire to send a positive signal to investors has likely helped a consortium including Total, Woodside and MPRL negotiate favourable fiscal terms to develop the A-6 block. By THOMAS KEAN | FRONTIER A RECENT deal between the government and a private consortium to develop […]

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar estimates about 1,000 megawatt (MW) of power will be generated by the middle of next year to add to the country’s capacity. President U Win Myint said this when announcing the 50 per cent nationwide electrification mark last Friday, according to The Myanmar Times. Since coming to power in 2016, the National League […]

Myanmar’s electricity tariff hike has led shops and restaurants in Yangon to cut back on electricity consumption, and local business owners are betting that the government will be able to plug the shortfall next summer. Yet, power continues to be in short supply. The government is now rushing five so-called “emergency power” projects totalling more […]

Two countries linked by an energy source, China and Myanmar have become closer partners over the last few years due to their connection via an oil pipeline. Having seen the success of energy transportation between the two states, China plans to invest further in Myanmar in the coming years.  In 2019, the China-Myanmar pipeline carried 10.8 million […]

Research at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) suggests that using plastic waste as a fuel additive in the cement industry can help with a substantial reduction in marine plastic pollution in Thailand. Instead of converting plastic into electricity, AIT researchers estimated the potential of converting plastic into heat. While the efficiency of converting plastic […]

When the winning bidders for 30 sites being developed as one of Myanmar’s largest ever solar power projects were announced, 29 of the sites included Chinese based or registered companies.

Chinese tourists account for more visitors to Thailand — and much of Southeast Asia — than from any other country.   The Thai village of Sob Ruak, at the heart of the Golden Triangle region where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet, is no exception. Tour buses routinely disgorge thousands of Chinese tourists to buy trinkets, […]