Myanmar Government Willing to Work with Private Partners on Waste-to-Power Projects
The government is willing to collaborate with private partners to implement waste to power projects in Kachin State, Chin State, Kayah State, Bago Region, Magway Region, Mandalay Region, Mon State, Rakhine State, and Ayeyarwaddy Region, said according to U Nyi Nyi Tun, Member of Naypyidaw Council.
Britain based Organic Asia Co., Ltd, and Yangon based Shwe Pyi Company have signed an MoU to build a waste-to-power plant in Shan State.
Moreover, the government is also planning to build a waste burning plant in Myawaddy in the 2020-21 Fiscal Year with $7.6 million obtained from ADB Bank, and upgrade the waste management system of Hpa-an using $8.6 million from ADB Bank.
Likewise, Japan’s Mistubishi Research Institute and Fujita Corporation will also build a waste burning plant in Monywa, Sagaing City.
In Yangon, the government has built a waste-burning plant that can burn 20 tons a day and YCDC is also working on waste to biogas plant using EUR 50 million ODA aid from Poland. There is also anther waste to a power plant, built with the help of the government of Japan, in Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Yangon.
Written by Tayzar Bhone Myint/ Translated by Min Thu Aung
Source: https://mmbiztoday.com/govt-willing-to-work-with-private-parters-on-waste-to-power-projects/
