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What is Myanmar's energy policy?

Myanmar’s energy policy aims to ensure energy independence by increasing national production of available primary energy resources through intensive exploration and development activities, including energy efficiency and conservation and promotion of renewable energy.

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.

What is Myanmar doing about energy eficiency & conservation?

To this end, Myanmar has implemented a range of energy eficiency and conservation goals and action plans targeting energy savings in all sectors of the economy and in cooperation with both the private and public sectors.

Which energy sources are used in Myanmar?

Biomass consumption increased between 2000 and 2016 at an average rate of 1.6 percent per year . Non-renewable energy which includes coal, natural gas and petroleum are the key sources for energy in Myanmar. Energy from non-renewable energy had increased relatively from 2014 to 2016.

What is the potential of solar energy in Myanmar?

The potential of solar energy in central areas of Myanmar is about 5.56 kilowatt-hours per square meter per day. In remote areas, solar energy is essential for everyday living of people, supports the education sector and allows local people to engage in economic activities .

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.