UPDATE 2-Malaysia’s Petronas delivers Myanmar’s first LNG import cargoes
Malaysia’s Petronas has delivered the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import cargoes to Myanmar, the company said on Thursday, signalling the emergence of a new consumer for the super-chilled fuel. The province’s current power demand is about 100 MW adding that most power supplied in the province is imported from Thailand.
World Bank Approves $460 Million Funding for Power Generation, Health Services in Myanmar
YANGON—The World Bank (WB) has announced it will provide a total of US$460 million (645 billion kyats) in credit to Myanmar to upgrade electricity power generation projects and increase access to quality essential health services, with a focus on maternal, newborn and child health. The WB said on Saturday its board approved $350 million in credit […]
Myanmar: Power System Efficiency Project Brings Country Closer to Universal Electricity Access
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $350 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to increase the output and efficiency of power generation and improve the resilience of Myanmar’s electricity system to climate change and disasters. The Board also approved $110 million in additional financing for the Essential Health Services […]
Energy ministry tells bidders no extension for solar tender
Myanmar’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy has rejected requests from prospective bidders for a major solar farm tender to extend its one-month deadline, which they say is impossible to meet because of the COVID-19 crisis and tough conditions attached.
Pressure grows on Myanmar to delay solar tender
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy is facing pressure from key private sector bodies and embassies over its plans to rush through a 1 GW solar tender in the middle of the pandemic. On May 25, the American, British, and European chambers of commerce submitted a letter to the ministry highlighting their concerns and asking […]
A rushed reach for the sun in Myanmar
SAGAING and YANGON – Myanmar is rushing ahead with a major solar power initiative amid the Covid-19 pandemic, giving potential investors just a month to submit bids and raising questions about the tender’s intent and viability. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy published a notice on its official Facebook page dated May 18 inviting companies to submit […]
Myanmar Power Plants Delayed by COVID-19 to Start Operating in Coming Months
YANGON—Two of five emergency power projects originally scheduled for completion by the summer but delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic will start operating this month and the rest should be up and running by September, the deputy electricity minister told the Parliament on Tuesday.
New power plant in Thaketa to go live after test runs
One of Myanmar’s five emergency power plants started its trial operation this month, the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said, more than a month after the deadline set out by the government’s tender document. The 400 megawatt power plant in Thaketa township had a test run on May 10, according to the ministry.
