The Ministry of Energy and Electricity (MOEE) is to invite international companies to apply for tenders to deliver gas to the country via floating power plants. The initiative is aimed to improve electricity access in the country, according to an article in the Myanmar Times. “We will invite an international tender. We will select those who can offer the cheapest price,” an unnamed senior official from the ministry was quoted as saying. “This is a short-term emergency plan to generate more electricity supply as quickly as possible.” The plan is to buy 600 megawatts of gas from abroad, before it is generated on a floating unit and channeled via pipeline to the transmission lines, the report said. “Based on the budget allocation for power, we can’t afford to pay too high a price but enough electricity must be provided to meet demand,” the official said.