Gas-fired power plant projects in Yangon region are rushing to be completed by the end of this year as the city requires more energy, according to an official from the Ministry of Electrical Power.
The Ministry of Electrical Power is
jointly operating the projects with local and foreign investors in about
six projects in different townships of Yangon_ 3 with local investments
and 3 with foreign_ will be able to start operation towards the end of
this year, he said.
“Electricity requirement in Yangon, the
commercial city of the country, has significantly increased each year.
There are about 1500 villages in Yangon suffering from power shortage,”
the official said on anonymity.
Three local power plant projects, which
will complete this year’s end, will generate 50 mega watt (MW) each, and
Zeya Company, Myan Shwe Pyi Company, and CIC Company are working on the
projects in Hlawgar, Ywama, and Tharkayta townships of Yangon.
Three foreign joint ventures include a
530 MW power plant project by Hydro Lang Cang (China) in Hlawgar
township, a 500 MW project by Busan Korea Biotechnology (Korea) in
Tharkayta township, and 120 MW project by Toyo Thai (Thailand) in Ahlon
township.
Two power generators with the capacity
of 120 MW each, which were donated by Electricity Generating Authority
of Thailand, have also arrived in Ywama township, and a gas-fired power
plant will be set up there before end of this year.
“Yangon city is currently supplying
electricity through the national grid system from seven 230KV power
stations in Thanhlyn, Hlawgar, Hlaingtharyar, Ahlon, Tharkayta,
Myaungdagar and Bayintnaung townships as well as from four gas-fired
power plants in Yangon.
According to the annual power
consumption figures, this year will require around 800 to 900 MW,” the
official from electric power ministry said.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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