Naypyitaw—The opposition Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has criticized the Ministry of Electricity and Energy for implementing four power projects worth US$5 billion in total without holding tenders. During a Lower House session on Monday, USDP lawmaker U Maung Myint questioned the responsibility, accountability and transparency of the ministry, which he said is implementing […]
USDP Lawmaker Questions Transparency of Private Power Deals
June 6, 2018 by thiha
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Myanmar Hopes to Double Electricity Capacity by 2021
February 3, 2018 by thiha
YANGON: Myanmar is planning to double its electric power capacity by 2021 by building natural gas-fired power plants, two senior officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in an ambitious move to tackle chronic power shortages in the energy-starved country. With only one-third of the country’s 60 million people connected to the electrical grid and cities experiencing […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: Assistant Secretary at the Ministry, aung san suu kyi, deputy permanent secretary, foreign investment, Myanmar Energy Monitor, Reuters, Siemens AG, Sinohydro Corporation, Soe Myint, Supreme Trading, Total, TTCL Public Company Ltd, Wa Than Oo, Yangon, Zaw Win Naing, Zhefu Holding
