Myanmar rushes power plant projects to avoid more blackouts

Myanmar’s government is trying to address the country’s worsening power shortage, aiming to add 1,072 megawatts of new electricity generating capacity ahead of elections in late 2020. The move reflects concerns about growing public dissatisfaction over crippling power blackouts and price increases to help fund a string of power plant projects. The energy ministry announced […]

VPower’s Myingyan plant to start operation next year

Hong Kong-listed VPower Group inked a deal with the government to operate a rental power project in Mandalay Region. The company signed a power purchase agreement with the Ministry of Electricity and Energy’s Electric Power Generation Enterprise to run a 90MW gas engine power plant in Myingyan for five years. The company said it plans […]

Rolls-Royce, China’s VPower Expand Cooperation

Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list As part of its cooperation with China’s VPower, MTU Onsite Energy will provide 96 16V 4000 L32 gas generator sets with a total power output of 144 MW to a power station in Myingyan, Myanmar. That follows the delivery of 32 natural gas gen-sets with a total output […]

VPower Awarded Two New Gas-based Distributed Power Projects in Myanmar

VPower Group, one of the fastest growing fast-track distributed power providers just signed two power generation contract arrangements with Myanmar’s state electricity enterprise, for the Economic Zone of Kyauk Phyu and key industrial city Myingyan, both for over the period of five years. VPower Group Logo In Kyauk Phyu, VPower will be doubling the power […]

MEPE calls tender for gas-fired power

Subscribe to our tender alert mailing list Myanma Electric Power Enterprise (MEPE) has issued more tenders for independent power producers to build gas-fired power plants in Yangon and Myingyan, according to an official. Local and international companies have been invited to apply to generate electricity by gas engine or gas turbine, which will then be […]