Myanmar has several programs and plans in place to support their climate action plan. The country is working on the distribution of 5.1 million fuel-efficient cookstoves between 2021-2030 to carbon offsetting 10.25 million tCO2e. Other than that, the country is also embarking on providing electricity to the rural communities using RE technologies.
Traditional biomass remains the domain, and the use of hydropower in TPES has increased drastically from 20% in 2015 to 47% in 2021. Myanmar has the potential for more than 100 GW of hydropower, of which only 3 GW has been developed so far. The largest potential is to be found in the Kayin, Shan, and Kayah states, where the Salween River is the major hydropower resource.
Traditional biomass and other renewables are the main consumers in TFEC, but since 2016 it has decreased. Otherwise, the amount of electricity used has been increasing gradually and this might indicate that the quality of modern energy service in the country has been improved.
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| Topic | Title | Year | Issuing Ministry |
|---|---|---|---|
Myanmar Climate Change Master Plan (2018-2030) |
2019 | Environmental Conservation Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation | |
| Myanmar Climate Change Strategy & Act Policy (MCCP) | |||
Myanmar Climate Change Strategy (2018-2030) |
2019 | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation | |
| Climate Change Initiatives, General brief on RE | National Environmental Policy (2019) |
2019 | The Republic of the Union of Myanmar |
| National Green Economy Policy Framework (GEPF) | |||
| Myanmar Sustainable Development Goal (2018-2030) | |||
| Energy Outlook, Long-term planning | National Electricity Master Plan (2014) |
2015 | The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, National Energy Management Committee & Asian Development Bank |
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