Myanmar News
Myanmar plans to build new high-quality oil refineries Myanmar is planning to build new high-quality oil refineries so as to reduce reliance on the oversea market and to fulfill the local demands for oil products, an official from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Monday. “Medium oil refineries will be built in Myanmar’s […]
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Myanmar’s Yangon presented with a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) A consortium of partners led by Royal Haskoning DHV from the Netherlands and that includes HKV consultants, Joy Brothers Engineering and Water Bridge Myanmar, presented a Flood Hazard Model (FHM) to representatives of YCDC last week, according to Thura Swiss. Funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency […]
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B.Grimm Group, a major supporter of WWF Thailand helping save Thailand’s tigers In the wild, tigers play the role of apex predator. The biggest of the wild cats can roam almost 300 kilometres to find food and mates, and they very rarely come into contact with other tigers or people. Unfortunately, the number of wild […]
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Myanmar’s Solar tender deadline extended, but grave problems remain The extension of a deadline for a long-awaited tender for on-grid solar power from one to two months is unlikely to mute criticism about its tricky terms. The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has responded to criticism over its controversial 1060-megawatt solar power tender, extending the […]
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Opening of Surbung Airport in Falam in Myanmar’s Chin State Delayed Amid COVID-19 The construction of Falam’s airport in Chin State is complete and flights can start soon, according to the state government. Surbung Airport in Falam will be the first major airport in the mountainous state. “The runway, the control tower and the airport […]
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Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to commence studies for deep-sea port at Myanmar’s Dawei SEZ The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will commence preliminary studies for the construction of a deep-sea port at Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) this year, officials of the Dawei SEZ Committee said. “JICA first proposed the study in December 2019 […]
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nValid Precision Engineering seals PPA for 76-MW solar project in southern Lao province of Attapeu Renewables developer nValid Precision Engineering Pte Ltd has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Electricite du Laos (EdL) that will result in the construction of an up to 76-MWp solar power plant in Laos. This will be the first […]
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Mee Lin Gyaing Electric Power (consortium) issues tender for 1390MW LNG power plant in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady The Myanmar-Chinese developers of a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) power plant for Ayeyarwady Region have issued a tender with a one-week deadline for companies to enter the prequalification stage. The proposed 1390MW LNG power plant is to be […]
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New Yangon Development Company (NYDC) CEO says New Yangon City Project will move forward The CEO of the company slated to develop the controversial New Yangon City project on the west bank of the Yangon River says he is hopeful that the project will commence this year and that he believes there will be no […]
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Myanmar’s hasty call for solar tender draws criticism from investors The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) is being criticised by the business community over a recent tender for solar power, with key foreign investors pressing for more time to prepare bids and for tough conditions to be revised. The tender, issued by the ministry’s […]
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