Locals demand transparency on Kyaukphyu power plant
Residents of Arakan State’s Kyaukphyu Township are demanding a transparent explanation and details on a local power plant project, fearing that the project’s blocking of Kyaukphyu Creek between Ohntaw and Gone Chain villages will damage their farmlands and the larger environment.
A Cooperative Game Theoretic Approach on the Stability of the ASEAN Power Grid
EU tarries on Myanmar oil and gas sanctions
The European Union is in a state of flux over its planned fourth round of sanctions on Myanmar’s military junta, with sources saying the targeted measures that were supposed to be announced next Tuesday (February 1) could be delayed until later in February.
Chinese Firms Stalling on Myanmar Solar Power Projects
Myanmar’s military regime is not pushing enough or not pushing at all the Chinese firms who are contracted to start solar power production, despite the fact that they are several months behind schedule, said critics.
Gas giants’ Myanmar exit unlikely to badly damage junta
The exit of energy titans TotalEnergies and Chevron from Myanmar´s billion dollar gas industry has been hailed by rights groups, but analysts say it will not significantly weaken the generals and may even enrich the military in the short term.
French Energy Giant Total Joins Push for Myanmar Sanctions
French energy conglomerate TotalEnergies has asked the American and French governments to support targeted sanctions against Myanmar’s oil and gas funds, the largest single source of income for the country’s military leaders.
Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron withdraw from Myanmar
Oil majors TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) and Chevron Corp (CVX.N), partners in a major gas project in Myanmar, said on Friday they were withdrawing from the country, citing the worsening humanitarian situation following last year’s coup.
Myanmar Resistance Forces China-Backed Nickel Plant Shut Down
Three electricity pylons supplying the China-backed Tagaung Taung nickel-processing plant in Sagaing Region have been blown up this month, forcing production to halt.
