The regime is losing around K300 billion ($142 million USD) due to people not paying electricity bills in seven states and regions of Burma, according to sources close to the junta’s Ministry of Electricity and Energy. “Despite the [Burma] army being there, electricity staff cannot rely on them for protection from being killed… No one …
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Burma targets doubling electricity capacity by 2021 to fill power shortages
Burma is planning to double its electric power capacity by 2021 by building natural gas-fired power plants, two senior officials say, in an ambitious move to tackle chronic power shortages in the energy-starved country.
China in talks to sell electricity to Burma amid warming ties
Energy-hungry Burma is in initial talks to buy electricity from China, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters, in the latest sign of warming ties with Beijing under leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Burma to have universal access to electricity by 2030: minister
Burma’s energy minister tells parliament that it will take another decade and a half for the the country realise its goal of universal access to electricity.
Burma’s electricity grid receives World Bank boost
The World Bank has approved a US $400 million interest-free credit to support the Burmese government’s expansion of the national electricity grid.
BUSINESS – Electricity for all by 2030, says govt
Burma’s Ministry of Electric Power says that it has increased access to electricity by 33 percent during the first three years of Thein Sein government rule. Furthermore, according to Electricity Minister Khin Maung Soe, it is looking to ensure that every household in the country has electricity by 2030. Speaking this week at a workshop …