Myanmar hikes electricity rates to fund grid investments

July 1, 2019 by

YANGON — Myanmar will raise electricity prices for the first time in five years, with rates as much as tripling for households and nearly doubling for businesses. The government’s just-announced tariff increases take effect this coming Monday and will bring relief to money-losing utilities that have sold power for far below generating costs. With urbanites […]

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$187M Road Planned on Myanmar’s West Coast for ‘Security’ and ‘Development’

December 10, 2018 by

A coastal road stretching 274 kilometers (170 miles) from Rakhine State’s Thandwe to Gaw Yin Gyi Island in Irrawaddy Region’s Ngapudaw Township will be built at a cost of around 300 billion kyats ($187 million), according to Irrawaddy Region Minister for Finance and Planning U Htay Win. At the instruction of President U Win Myint, […]

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Myanmar power plans could spare the Salween

February 16, 2018 by

Myanmar and Thailand have announced plans for major gas power projects, as well as greater moves to adopt renewable energy sources. The news will cheer conservationists battling to prevent large dams being built on major rivers in the north of Myanmar. Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi-led government aims to tackle the country’s chronic power shortage […]

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