YESC to ration out power
angon Electricity Supply Corporation (YESC) yesterday issued a statement, saying that it will save and control its power production and distribution in order to stabilize the power system until the upper region gets rains. Power production from hydropower plants have declined as temperature soar to record highs this summer. Since May 1, this year, Yangon […]
Power production declines by over 250 MW in four months
Within four months, the country’s highest power production output has declined by over 250 MW, according to the figures from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. The highest power production was 3,303.9 MW on January 7 this year. The ministry produced 3,078 MW on May 5, down 255.9 MW. Yangon Region consumes 1,282 MW or […]
More hydropower projects under way in Myintnge Basin
Eight hydropower projects with an installed capacity of 2,615 MW will be developed in Myintnge Basin, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. Upon completion, these projects can generate 11,652 million kilowatt hours every year. The projects cover the dam system project and the diversion and low-dam system which may have the least environmental […]
French to help finance Myanmar’s hydropower upgrades
Myanmar is set to receive a €35.7 million (K60.2 billion) loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) to upgrade to five hydropower plants, President U Win Myint said in a message to the Assembly of the Union (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw). The term of the loan is for 13 years, with a seven-year grace period, at an […]
Italy extends funds to help light up Chin state
Italy will lend €30 million to Myanmar for solar panels to light up rural residential areas in Chin State, said U Tun Lwin, deputy permanent secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI). “We will use the funds to implement electrification projects in Chin state,” he said. The loan agreement was signed between […]
Deputy minister stresses need to approve all budgets to ensure enough power supply
Electricity generation is not a task that can be carried out overnight, and the government needs to approve all the budgets the Ministry of Electricity and Energy has demanded, said Deputy Minister Dr Tun Naing. The deputy minister’s remark came after the question of a member of parliament at a parliamentary session of the Lower […]
Jetion Solar supplies 50MW of solar modules to Myanmar project
hinese company Jetion Solar has supplied PV modules to a 50MW project in Minbu, northern Myanmar, said to be the first such large-scale project in the country. The under-construction Minbu Solar Park will use Jetion Solar JT PAg polycrystalline solar modules, with China Triumph International Engineering (CTIEC) providing EPC services, and SMA supplying its inverters. The project […]
Scheduled Power Outages for Myanmar’s Major Cities
MANDALAY—The electricity supply boards in Yangon and Mandalay have told the public to prepare for reduced power distribution rates and major power outages due to a reduction in rates of electricity being generated by hydropower stations. The Mandalay Electricity Supply Corporation (MESC) announced on Sunday that it will cut power to different districts of Mandalay […]
