Myanmar News
A Chinese EPC that builds solar farms, glass factories and cement-making plants has signed a contract to supply Myanmar’s first solar power plant. The 220-megawatt plant in Minbu, Mynamar, will be the largest solar energy facility of its kind in Southeast Asia, according to an Aug. 5 announcement by China Triumph International Engineering Group Co. […]
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COENS is pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract by Posco Daewoo Corporation in Myanmar. The contract entails the provision of technical services for the Operation and Maintenance of the SHWE project offshore Myanmar. The contract is expected to last for the duration of three years. The detailed scope of services that […]
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India and Myanmar on Monday signed four agreements following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Myanmar President Htin Kyaw here. “Moving Forward with Myanmar! PM an President witness the exchange of 4 agreements between the two sides,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. The first agreement pertains to construction of 69 […]
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Nuclear energy is back on the agenda in Thailand as demand soars for electricity, but the government must quell safety concerns When Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding announced it was partnering the Chinese in a nuclear power project, it offered a rare opportunity for Thai technicians to get first-hand experience of the construction of a nuclear […]
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Thailand’s industrial estate developer Amata Corp is planning enter in Myanmar by 2020. On the energy sector, two companies from Thailand and Singapore are preparing to invest $400 million in solar energy. Industrial estate developer Amata preps to enter Myanmar Thailand’s leading industrial estate developer, Amata Corp is eying to expand to Myanmar by 2020. […]
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Developer Bo San had already sold all the units in his 12-story high-rise in Yangon when he was forced to halt construction. Three months later he faces the task of having to remove two floors to comply with new height regulations, at a cost of about US$8 million. Since May, the regional government of Aung […]
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Ministry of Electricity and Energy has received six tender applications for the construction of a 300-megawatt power plant, according to Myanmar Electric Power Enterprise. The applications came from: a consortium of Maxpower Myanmar Pte Ltd, LNG Link Pte Ltd, Consultant International Company Pte Ltd, SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation, a joint venture between Indonesia, Singapore […]
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PEA ENCOM International, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) in charge of renewable-energy and energy-saving business, is considering setting up its own manufacturing facilities for LED lighting products and solar panels at a total cost of between Bt300 million and Bt500 million, for the domestic market and export to neighbouring markets. […]
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Thailand’s Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl said on Tuesday (09/08) it has raised its 2023 capacity target by 3 percent to 10,000 megawatts (MW) as it wanted to invest more in renewable energy to boost growth. Of the target, 20 percent or 2,000 MW will come from renewables, which has strong growth prospects, Rum Herabat, […]
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Cambodia needs to focus on solidifying its national grid and shoring up its energy efficiency and transmission lines before expanding into more costly renewable technology, a visiting executive of German engineering giant Siemens said yesterday. Markus Lorenzini, president and CEO of Siemens for Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar, said that by strengthening the existing electricity supply, […]
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