Myanmar is producing over 5,600 megawatts of electricity from state owned and private owned power plants across the country and Ministry of Electricity and Energy has another three power projects in Kanpauk, Ahlon and Milaunggyine for future plan, according to the ministry.
More than 4.9 million out of over 10.8 million family households in Myanmar are using electricity and the ministry is planning to provide electricity up to 50 per cent of family households at the end of this year, said Dr Tun Naing, Deputy Minister for Electricity and Energy.
It is required to increase the electricity production to meet the demand and the ministry is planned a 1,230-megawatt power plant in Kanpauk in Taninthayi Region, a 377-megawatt power plant in Ahlon in Yangon Region and a 1,390-megawatt power plant in Milaunggyine in Ayeyawady Region. A total of 250 megawatts of electricity will be generated in 2021-22 FY and up to 3,000 megawatts of electricity will be produced in 2025-26 FY.
The highest electric consumption in Myanmar is 3,483 megawatts currently and Myanmar is generating 2,400 megawatts from 28 hydropower plants and 1,083 megawatts from 16 thermal power stations including gas turbines, said Win Khaing, Minister for Electricity and Energy.
“At the present, electric consumption in Myanmar is increased from 15 to 19 per cent year by year. We expected the electric consumption will be increased to 4,531 megawatts by 2020-21 FY and we are planned to increase the electricity production to 2,757 megawatts,” said the minister.
The ministry is planning to produce about 3,000 megawatts of electricity from hydropower plants, gas-fired turbines, solar power stations and LNG power stations as the production of natural gas will be declined in 2020.
The minister said they are planned to implement electrification ratio to 100 per cent in Yangon Region in 2020-21 FY.
The ministry is planning to increase electrification ratio to 55 per cent by 2020-21 FY for the whole country and it is planned to distribute more electricity for people, to reduce the time of electrical power failure and to improve electrical power system, said the minister.
