Climate danger grows in ‘vulnerable’ Myanmar after military coup
Yangon/Taipei – There is increasing concern that Myanmar is at risk of a serious environmental crisis, as the generals who seized power in a coup on February 1 focus on cementing their control and shoring up their position by stepping up lucrative but devastating policies of exploiting the country’s vast natural wealth.
Myanmar: Investors Should Act to Halt Funds to Junta
(New York) – Payments by energy and extractive companies to entities under the control of the Myanmar military are providing key funds to sustain the junta and pose serious legal, financial, and reputational risks to investors in those companies.
Will policies to promote renewable electricity generation be effective? Evidence from panel stationarity and unit root tests for 115 countries
Electricity Office in Myanmar Capital Targeted With Bomb Blast
Civilian resistance fighters targeted an electricity office in Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw with a bomb on Saturday.
China-Myanmar Natural Gas Pipeline Transports 3.35 Bln Cubic Meters Of Natural Gas In Jan.-Sept.
KUNMING, Nov 5 (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 5th Nov, 2021 ) :The China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline has transported about 3.35 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first three quarters of 2021, up 4.2 percent year on year, the energy administration of southwest China‘s Yunnan Province said Friday.
Hong Kong’s VPower ends involvement in two Myanmar power projects
A Hong Kong-listed power generation company has pulled out of two power station projects in Myanmar after facing “challenging times” amid economic turmoil caused by the February 1 coup.
LIGHTS OFF IN MYANMAR
For people in Myanmar the energy sector has become an important battleground as they try to bring the military junta to its knees. The country was forced back under military rule on 1 February 2021, sparking widespread protest and a violent crackdown from the military. Almost 1,200 people have been killed and over 7,000 detained […]
Asian Insider: Asia’s energy crisis | Asean snubs Myanmar
Asean has made the unprecedented decision to exclude Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing from the grouping’s summits next week.
