A collection of civil society groups in the southern city of Dawei has begun to actively protest a Chinese-led US$3 billion proposal to build Myanmar’s largest oil refinery on their doorstep. Local businesses, civil society organisations and villagers are circulating a petition calling for the new National League for Democracy-led government to reconsider the project […]
China firm wins Myanmar approval for $3 bln refinery
April 8, 2016 by
BEIJING, April 5 Chinese state-controlled commodity trader Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co has won approval from the Myanmar government to build a long-planned $3 billion refinery in the Southeast Asian nation in partnership with local parties including the energy ministry, company executives said on Tuesday. The project, which also includes an oil terminal, storage and distribution […]
Thai GPSC, Marubeni to develop 400-MW power plant in Myanmar
June 15, 2015 by
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Global Power Synergy PCL (GPSC) said it was joining with Japan’s Marubeni Corp and Myanmar’s EDEN Group to develop a 400-megawatt (MW) gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Myanmar as part of its foreign expansion. GPSC, the flagship power business of top Thai energy firm PTT PCL, and the consortium have signed a […]
