SMA to supply inverters to 50MW solar plant in Myanmar
SMA Solar Technology is to deliver equipment including inverters to a 50MW solar project in Minbu, Myanmar. The German firm will supply its Power Station 2000SC, a turnkey system solution equipped with two Sunny Central 1000SC-XT inverters and a medium voltage solution for the grid connection. The plant, 500km northwest from Yangon, will go into […]
Myanmar still weak in enforcing contracts, protecting minority investors
Myanmar has done undertaken two reforms to improve access to power supply and the ease of starting a local business, according to the latest report from the World Bank. However, pace of reform on most regulations affecting the private sector remain stagnant. In the newly-released World Bank’s 2019 Doing Business rankings, Myanmar ranks 171th out […]
US$500 million power plant set to take shape in Ahlone
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 […]
Interview: AIIB allots half of $6 billion loans to energy projects, says no longer China policy tool
Singapore — The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is no longer a policy tool tied to Beijing’s Belt & Road Initiative and has committed nearly half of its $6 billion loans to energy projects ranging from power plants to natural gas pipelines, Pang Yee Ean, Director General of Investment Operations at AIIB, said in an interview […]
Govt readies additional supply of electricity to meet demand
Arrangements have been made to prepare sufficient electricity to meet rising demand next year, according to the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE). The rate of increase in electricity consumption typically rises by 15 percent per year on average. This fiscal year though, demand is expected to increase by 19pc. As such, the MOEE is […]
Fuel-efficient cooking stoves in 22,000 households in Mandalay
Some 22,000 households in Mandalay Region are using fuel-efficient stoves as part of a government effort to reduce the use of firewood and the resulting destruction of forests and mangroves, according to the Mandalay Forestry Department. U Tint Swe, director of the department, said the stove campaign is aimed at addressing the energy shortage in rural […]
Myanmar To Auction Off 31 New Oil And Gas Blocks
On August 30 the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MoEE) announced it would be opening fresh rounds of bidding for oil and gas blocks in the first half of next year, and there are plans to launch a tender for at least one onshore block before the end of 2018. If all goes according to […]
Mitsubishi Electric to Supply High-Voltage Switchgear and Transformers to Myanmar
Myanmar is developing its electricity infrastructure to overcome power shortages due to the country’s rapid economic growth. As of this effort, the country is urgently refurbishing and upgrading its aging substations as a high-priority measure. For example, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has been selected to supply Electric Power Generation Enterprise (EPGE) in Myanmar with 46 gas-insulated […]