Chinese firms outnumber rivals in Myanmar solar tender
Chinese companies have outnumbered their local and foreign rivals by far in submitting bids for a controversial solar tender in Myanmar, according to an unofficial list of bidders seen by The Myanmar Times. The ministry has not made any official announcements about the number of bids received or released details of the bidders, however, the […]
What’s New in Myanmar’s Project Bank
YANGON—The Myanmar government has added to the country’s “project bank” of officially endorsed infrastructure plans nearly six dozen new major investment projects worth billions of dollars, including the construction of research and laboratory facilities, expressways and bridges, power supply projects and inland ports across the country.
Japanese trading houses sign up for Myanmar LNG power project
Aconsortium of three Japanese trading houses, together with local partner Eden Group, has received the go-ahead for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) power project in Myanmar. The country’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) has granted the joint venture – comprised of Marubeni Corporation, Mitsui & Co, Sumitomo Corporation, and the Myanmar-based conglomerate Eden – exclusive […]
Myanmar’s fast-track LNG-to-power plants put country on global LNG map
Singapore — Myanmar imported its first LNG cargo in June on a small-scale LNG carrier from Bintulu in Malaysia, on the back of LNG-to-power projects built in a record time frame of nine months, in the middle of a pandemic. Its LNG imports cost a fraction of its own oil-linked pipeline gas exports, although draft restrictions […]
Govt greenlights Ywama gas plant upgrade
The upgrading of a combine cycle gas turbine power plant in Ywama, Yangon, has been given the go-ahead by the Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE). The power plant is located in Insein township, and the US$300 million required for the upgrading will be provided by World Bank. A tender for the project will be […]
Chinese companies dominate bidding for Myanmar’s billion-dollar solar tender
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will soon announce the winners of its billion-dollar solar tender, officials say, after receiving more than 150 bids, the majority from Chinese companies. The ministry announced a tender for ground-mounted, on-grid solar plants at 30 sites totalling 1,060 megawatts in May. An unofficial list of bids seen by Frontier shows 155 were submitted […]
New mining infrastructure to be installed at Shan’s Bawdwin lead mine
Existing infrastructure at the Bawdwin Joint Venture mine in Namtu, Shan State, will be replaced to support the mining and refining of lead, according to a company announcement on July 31. Mining operations at Bawdwin, once the world’s largest source of lead, are expected to recommence in 2023.
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 […]
