The adoption of photovoltaic solar energy in Myanmar is on the rise due to increasing oil prices and electricity costs, Thi Thi Soe, deputy general manager of Sandisolar, a Myanmar-based Chinese new energy company, told Xinhua on Friday. Moreover, photovoltaic solar products and related items are increasingly accessible in the market, making them an attractive … Continue reading Electricity bills drive photovoltaic adoption in Myanmar
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ABB & Pact To Bring Photovoltaic To Rural Myanmar
ABB will partner with Pact Myanmar to bring electricity in the form of solar power to approximately 3,500 individuals from villages in rural areas of Mandalay, Central Myanmar. With an estimated population of 51 million, Myanmar is a newly emerging country that has a per capita GDP of only around US$1,105, one of the lowest … Continue reading ABB & Pact To Bring Photovoltaic To Rural Myanmar
Continue readingMyanmar plans 41 new power plants in 15 years
Myanmar has mapped a 15-year power development plan to meet increasing demand, setting its sights on boosting capacity from 4,581 megawatts to over 29,000MW in 2031. According to Myint Oo, director at the Ministry of Electric Power, the plan will shift Myanmar’s focus from hydropower to other energy sources, including coal, natural gas, solar, and … Continue reading Myanmar plans 41 new power plants in 15 years
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Wind energy in Myanmar: Possible first wind farm announced
Only 30 percent of Myanmar’s population has access to electricity. Yangon and Ayeyarwady regions, as well as Rakhine State, may be among the country’s first locations to receive windmill-generated electricity after power producers from China and Thailand announced their continued progress to develop wind farms, officials said. China’s Three Gorges Co and Gunkul Engineering Public … Continue reading Wind energy in Myanmar: Possible first wind farm announced
Continue readingMyanmar wind energy: Feasibility studies are underway for developing commercial wind farms
Gunkul Engineering Public Company Ltd of Thailand and China Three Gorges Company agreed to study wind power generation in separate parts of the country, Aung Myo Win, assistant director of the ministry of electric power, told the New Light of Myanmar. Gunkul Engineering will conduct feasibility studies for the construction of windmills in the Taninthayi … Continue reading Myanmar wind energy: Feasibility studies are underway for developing commercial wind farms
Continue readingWind energy in Chile – Barrick Gold?s wind farm
Construction is now 60 per cent complete on the first phase of Barrick Gold?s Punta Colorada wind power plant in Chile, which will begin operating in July. The first phase includes 10 wind turbines.
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