Myanmar Pipeline Leak Disrupts Gas Delivery to Thailand
Onshore natural gas delivery from Myanmar to Thailand has been suspended after a leak in the pipeline was discovered in Dawei on the Myanmar side on Monday. Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP), which jointly drills and delivers gas under the project, confirmed the leakage and temporary suspension in a statement.
TotalEnergies exits from Myanmar amid political turmoil
French energy major TotalEnergies has ‘definitively’ withdrawn from Myanmar, citing the deteriorating human rights situation in the country caused by last year’s military coup. In January this year, the French firm announced its decision to exit from the Yadana field and from the associated pipeline firm Moattama Gas Transportation Company (MGTC) in Myanmar, without seeking any financial […]
Russia’s Rosatom and Myanmar sign nuclear energy MoUs
Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between Rosatom and Myanmar’s Ministry of Science and Technology cover cooperation in training and skills development in the field of nuclear energy and shaping positive public opinion on nuclear energy in Myanmar.
Petronas’ Yetagun gas project exit will benefit junta
Petronas, the existing operator of the Yetagun gas project has handed the project over to Gulf Petroleum Myanmar (GPM), according to campaign group Justice for Myanmar.
Myanmar junta discusses nuclear technology with Russian atomic energy agency
A junta delegation discussed collaboration concerning nuclear technology with a Russian state-owned atomic energy agency while attending the country’s economic forum late last week, according to military-run media.
Myanmar ciitizens invested over Ks.982 billion in Energy sector up to May 2022
Myanmar citizens have invested over Ks.982 billion in Energy sector up to May 2022 and it is 4.31 percent of total national investment according to Directorate of Investment and Company Administration.
Myanmar energy crisis deepens as power plant investors balk
As Myanmar braces for its crippling power and economic crises to intensify, there are fears the military regime will get tough with investors and push ahead with controversial energy projects. Military authorities in March were forced to impose countrywide power cut schedules, according to leaked documents reported by Burmese media Khit Thit. But acute shortages […]
Myanmar, China discuss electricity and energy development including cross-border power lines
Union Minister for Electric Power and for Energy U Thaung Han received Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Mr Chen Hai in Nay Pyi Taw on May 13. During the call, they discussed the cross-border power lines to develop the electricity and energy sectors of Myanmar, hydropower projects, gas-fired and thermal power plant projects and further cooperation […]
