Consortium-led LNG to power project in Myanmar gets approval
A consortium of Marubeni, Sumitomo, Mitsui, and Eden Group has received a notice to proceed (NTP) with an LNG power plant in Myanmar. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy of Myanmar issued the notice for an LNG project in Thilawa. In dong so, the ministry has granted exclusive rights to the joint venture of the three […]
Country’s first solar power plant to start operations in Magwe
The country’s first solar power plant will start operating in November, U Maung Maung Kyaw, chief engineer of the Electric Supply Enterprise, said. The power plant, in Minbu township, Magwe Region, is expected to produce 40 megawatts initially but will produce 170MW once fully operational, according to U Maung Maung Kyaw. “Because this is our […]
Cummins installs lean-burn gas generators for southeast Asian plant
U.S. on-site power manufacturer Cummins Inc. has installed its gas-fired generators for a 16-MW power plant in Myanmar.
Curtin Malaysia’s GEEC to enhance teaching, research in renewable energy
MIRI: The Faculty of Engineering and Science of Curtin University Malaysia has opened its ‘Green Electric Energy Centre’ (GEEC) slated for enhancing the teaching and research in renewable energy and also adding to its range of laboratory facilities. The GEEC is equipped with state-of-the-art data loggers to obtain and store energy data harvested from fixed-axis and […]
Dams And Climate Change Kill The Mekong – Analysis
Excessive reliance on hydropower, severe droughts combined with rising seas destroy the Mekong River delta, threatening livelihoods of millions. By Tom Fawthrop The swirling currents of the once mighty Mekong, shrunk by drought and increasingly crippled by dams point towards an unprecedented crisis of water governance along the more than 4,900 kilometers of southeast Asia’s […]
Deal signed for hydropower project
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has announced the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Upper Baluchaung hydropower project with Neo Energy Oasis Co Ltd, the builder of the project. The PPA was signed between Electric Power Generation Enterprise (EPGE), a unit of the ministry and Neo Energy Oasis on December 28. […]
Deal signed to purchase power from Kyaukphyu power plant project
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) has signed an agreement to purchase electricity generated by the 135 MW gas-fired Kyaukphyu Power Plant that will be built by independent power producer Kyauk Phyu Electric Power Co. According to a statement from the MOEE, the power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed last Tuesday. Kyauk Phyu Electric […]
Deputy minister stresses need to approve all budgets to ensure enough power supply
Electricity generation is not a task that can be carried out overnight, and the government needs to approve all the budgets the Ministry of Electricity and Energy has demanded, said Deputy Minister Dr Tun Naing. The deputy minister’s remark came after the question of a member of parliament at a parliamentary session of the Lower […]
Doosan E&C to Build Power Transmission Lines in Myanmar for 100 Bil. Won
Doosan Engineering and Construction (E&C) announced on March 11 that it received a letter of acceptance from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy of Myanmar (MoEE) on March 7 for a 100-billion-won project to build the Taungwoo-Kamanat Transmission Line. The project is to construct 368 500-kV steel towers in a 174 km section from Taungungoo […]
Drought, dams may lead to death of Mekong
BANGKOK: THE livelihood of millions of people in China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam will be affected as drought and newly-built dams impede the Mekong River’s flow, drying up segments of the once fast-flowing river. Observers predict that these two factors may lead to the death of the 4,700km waterway. At a discussion on the […]