Myingyan: Plugging Myanmar’s Power Gap

Sponsors of the $300 million 225MW gas-fired Myingyan IPP project in Myanmar have signed on a $250 million non-recourse DFI-backed loan. The deal is the unrated country’s debut in the internationally banked long-term project finance market and its first non-recourse financing in the power sector. The project was awarded under a 22-year BOT concession to […]

Turkish Powership Sets Sail

A Turkish-built floating power plant capable of generating 480 megawatts will cross the seas to Myanmar next year to help beat blackouts in the Yangon region. The Karadeniz Powership Onur Sultan was launched in Istanbul on November 13. Karadeniz Holding officials said the vessel – which they called the “world’s largest floating power plant” – […]