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. According to the unofficial list seen by this newspaper, a total of 155 bids were submitted for the 30 sites tendered by […]
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. Launched in February, the Myanmar Project Bank […]
Myanmar to announce winners for solar project tender “soon”
Myanmar will announce the winners for a 1060-megawatt solar project tender “very soon,” said U Soe Myint, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Energy. “The announcement will be made soon and we are screening the companies. We want to be fast but also have to be accurate as well,” he said. Power […]
Plans for wind power from Chinese firm fall apart in Myanmar
Myanmar’s first wind power project is in the doldrums after the government changes direction on how it backs projects Residents of Chaung Tha, a holiday resort and village on the Bay of Bengal, are still relying on diesel generators to get them through electricity blackouts more than four years after Myanmar’s government gave a Chinese […]
Chinese companies dominate bidding for Myanmar’s billion-dollar solar tender
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will announce in the coming weeks the winners of a tender for 30 solar projects that received more than 150 bids, many from Chinese companies. By THOMAS KEAN and HTIN LYNN AUNG | FRONTIER The Ministry of Electricity and Energy will soon announce the winners of its billion-dollar solar […]
Large hydropower projects to continue in Myanmar: Govt
Although electricity generated by natural gas is expected to rise, Myanmar is planning to continue implementing large hydropower projects such as the Myitsone Dam project to meet the country’s electricity needs, U Khin Maung Win, Deputy Minister of Electricity and Energy, told Pyidaungsu Hluttaw on July 27. The deputy minister was responding to a point […]
EU envoy pledges support for Myanmar economy amid COVID-19
The EU’s top envoy to Myanmar pledged to continue supporting the economy over the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. In an exit interview with The Myanmar Times, EU Ambassador Kristian Schmidt said he is proud to have shown the country that the EU is a “reliable and steadfast partner in a moment of […]
Off-grid areas in Myanmar to enjoy solar power
A total of 450,000 people in rural Myanmar can expect to receive access to electricity following an agreement between the government and World Bank. The two parties have agreed to channel US$3.5 million in funds towards generating solar energy in off-grid areas of the country. “Getting electricity with solar technology in off-grid areas is important […]
Turning on the Lights for 450,000 People in Rural Myanmar
More than 450,000 people in rural Myanmar are expected to gain access to clean energy for the first time following the signing of a grant agreement between the World Bank Group and the Government of Myanmar. The Results-Based Financing for Off-grid Solar grant agreement, worth US$3.45 million, is co-funded by the Global Partnership for Results […]
Myanmar to invite tenders for solar power: MOEE
The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) will invite local and foreign investors to tender for a solar power plant project, said U Soe Myint, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the ministry. The Independent Power Plant should be able to generate 1000 megawatts of solar power, which the government would purchase based on a 20-year Build-Operate-Own […]