Currently, Myanmar produces 3,300 mega-watts of electricity annually.
That rate is reduced to half during the dry season, because the country
relies mostly on hydroelectric power.
Myanmar needs more than 300
mega-watts of electricity during the annual dry season.
The government has increased the construction of natural gas-fired
power plants recently, and for good reason: Myanmar needs 15 per cent
more electricity per year, due to the increasing rate of consumption.
“The government has constructed hydroelectric power projects for the
rainy season, but in the dry season hydropower plants can’t produce
electricity in full capacity,” said Aung Khine, Chairman of Yangon City
Electricity Supply Board.
“We are constructing more natural gas-fired power plants to run 24
hours a day. Nowadays, local and overseas businessmen are cooperating
with us to invest in the electricity-generating sector. Currently, we
expect that Myanmar needs electricity varied at between 1,850 mega-watts
and 1,900 mega-watts. In the coming years, we will need more
electricity to fulfil the requirement.”
source: Eleven Myanmar
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