The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) has processed a total of 40 proposals for mineral exploration at large and medium sized mining blocks in Myanmar, its permanent secretary U Min Min Oo said. Feedback on whether any exploration activities will have an environmental or social impact is being sought from the state […]
PTT’s Expansion Plans Will Benefit Myanmar’s Natural Gas And LNG Sector
Myanmar’s energy sector will benefit from PTT’s overseas expansion strategy, as the state-owned looks to diversify away from the mature and saturated Thailand market. PTT’s focus will be on natural gas, demand for which is expected to expand at a robust rate in Myanmar, alongside shifting government power policy. PTT investment will improve domestic gas […]
After winter gas crunch, China pumps for underground storage
CHONGQING, China (Reuters) – On one of the many mountains in southwest China’s sprawling region of Chongqing, a dozen wells in an exhausted gas field are this week starting to take in fresh fuel piped in from Central Asia’s Turkmenistan, thousands of miles away. For the next six months, state energy giant PetroChina, operator of […]
Can LNG fill Myanmar’s power gap?
As such, the government has identified electricity as its top priority. Under the Myanmar National Electrification Plan (NEP), it aims to achieve 100 percent electrification by 2030. This will involve achieving a total of 24,000 MW of electricity generating capacity, which, in turn, requires vast infrastructure investments in power sector. That’s because the 24,000 MW […]
Uber Offers Solution to Yangon Traffic
Uber Myanmar recently released a report by Roland Berger that advocates for the use of ridesharing in Yangon, detailing the positive impacts its could have on the city’s chronic traffic. Compiled by interviewing over 4,700 riders and drivers, the report concludes that ride-sharing, or the use of private cars for the public good, essentially, the […]
As the World Moves to Renewable Energy, Myanmar Will Follow
YANGON — The government has been pushing plans for coal-fired power plants to address Myanmar’s great need for electricity. Renewable energy expert Hans-Josef Fell talks about how Myanmar can develop its energy plan. Fell is a former parliamentarian in Germany and the current president of the Berlin-based Energy Watch Group. The Myanmar government has been […]