Myanmar: close to lowest electricity production in Asia

Myanmar: close to lowest electricity production in Asia

AN official of General Electric (GE) said that Myanmar has one of the lowest
electricity generations among the Asian countries, according to a report in
Myawady newspaper yesterday.

According to the data of 2016, Myanmar electricity productivity was around
5,000 MW per year and it was less in productivity than the other Asian
countries, according to Mr.Kazunari Fukui, an official from General Electric
Company.

The current annual electricity productivity rate in Asian countries are
43,000 MW in Thailand, 32,000MW in Vietnam, 21,000MW in Philippines,
33,000MW in Malaysia, 13,000 MW in Singapore and 58,000 MW in Indonesia.

"Myanmar has many energy resources to generate the electricity such as
hydroelectric energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, natural gas and other
resources. Current annual electricity generation in Myanmar was 4,994 MW,
therefore, Myanmar should consider to increase its electricity generation in
the coming year" said Mr.Kazunari Fukui.

The World Bank said that electricity generation in Myanmar was 5,000MW now,
but, electricity consumption in Myanmar is expected to reach 25,000MW by
2030.

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John Diecker
APT Consulting Group Co., Ltd.

www.aptthailand.com