Myanmar sine energy

What energy sources are available in Myanmar?

Myanmar is endowed with rich natural resources for producing commercial energy. Currently, the available energy sources in Myanmar are crude oil, natural gas, hydropower, biomass, and coal. Wind energy, solar, geothermal, bioethanol, biodiesel, and biogas are other potential energy sources.

Is Myanmar realigning to a new energy mix?

At the Myanmar Oil and Gas Society annual meeting on 24 January 2021, minister U Win Khaing mentioned that the country is realigning to new energy mix to hydropower 40%, solar 14%, domestic gas 34% and LNG 11%.

What is the energy saving potential of Myanmar?

According to the 2015 Asian Development Bank report ‘National Energy Eficiency and Conservation Policy, Strategy and Roadmap of Myanmar’, electricity consumption in all sectors and achievable energy saving potential should reach 12% by 2020, 16% by 2025, and 20% by 2030.

How much power does Myanmar have?

Currently, Myanmar has a total installed capacity of around 4 GW within the grid system which is mostly based on hydropower, natural gas power plant, and coal-fired power plants. The latest available data on Myanmar’s energy sector comes from 2016-2017, as presented in Figure 1.

How will Myanmar's energy supply change in 2040?

Hydropower will increase at an average annual rate of 6.3% in 2016–2040, faster than fossil fuel. Solar/PV is projected to grow the fastest, at 22.3%, in line with the government programme to increase the RE share in the total mix of power generation. Figure 6.4. Total Primary Energy Supply, Myanmar Mtoe = million tons of oil equivalent.

Does Myanmar have a yearly energy plan?

The yearly plan excludes coal-based power plants, of which the country currently has 120 MW of installed capacity. Based on the Energy Masterplan of Myanmar, three scenarios are considered (Table 12.3). In this masterplan, the shares differ between scenarios.