The United Kingdom will assist Myanmar in implementing renewable-energy projects. a senior UK official said. Douglas Barnes, director of the UK’s Department for International Trade, made the comment during  a knowledge-sharing workshop for policies and regulations covering renewable-energy use and reducing carbon emissions organised by his agency in Nay Pyi Taw on Monday. “After the workshop, the […]

The military takeover in Myanmar raises fears of pollution, deforestation and revival of a controversial hydropower dam, as international agencies put climate projects on hold

West of the downtown area, across the Yangon River, there’s a narrow spit of land that ends at the mouth of Twante Canal, with the island of Seikgyikanaungto to the west. For a brief period nearly three years ago, this site was to be the home of a power plant. It remains empty except for […]

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 […]

Union Minister for Electricity and Energy U Win Khaing received Ambassador of  Timor-Leste Mr Joao Freitas de Camara at Union Minister’s guest hall yesterday afternoon. During the meeting matters relating to sharing Myanmar’s experience in electricity and energy sector development, increasing investment of international companies in Myanmar electricity and energy sector, experience of gradually privatizing […]

PERTH, Australia – Total/Woodside Energy’s block A-6 project in the Rakhine basin offshore Myanmar will be the country’s first ultra-deepwater development. The block covers an area close to 10,000 sq km (3,861 sq mi) in water depths of up to 2,300 m (7,546 ft). Woodside has a 40% interest in the joint venture and is the technical joint […]

Malaysia’s Petronas has delivered the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import cargoes to Myanmar, the company said on Thursday, signalling the emergence of a new consumer for the super-chilled fuel. The province’s current power demand is about 100 MW adding that most power supplied in the province is imported from Thailand.

The bloodless military coup in Myanmar has triggered some upstream companies to assess whether they should activate force majeure clauses in their production-sharing contracts (PSCs) with the government.

YANGON — After a two-day visit to Myanmar, a delegation led by a US development agency says it hopes to boost post-coronavirus investment in the country and increase reengagement given its strategic location.

Toyo Thai Power Myanmar Co Ltd (TPMC) plans to invest between US$350 million (K471 billion) to US$500 million to set up a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant, U Htet Aung Mon, general manager of TTCL Power Myanmar said. TPMC is the subsidiary of Thailand-based TTCL Public Co Ltd. The LNG power plant expected to […]