The waste-to-energy plant being constructed in Shwepyitha Industrial Zone in Yangon is 95 per cent completed, according to the Yangon City Development Committee. The country’s first-ever plant to produce energy from waste materials is estimated to be put into operation in April of next year, said a spokesperson of the YCDC’s Environmental Conservation and Sanitation […]
Yangon factories may be forced to shut if power cuts continue
May 12, 2013 by
Many factories will be forced to shut down if major power cuts in Yangon’s industrial zones continue, said officials from the Hlaingthaya Industrial Zone Committee. Myat Thin Aung, the chairman of Hlaingthaya Industrial Zone Committee said, “The problem has occurred every year since 2000, but it has gotten worse—electricity can be cut off for 24-hours […]
