Petronas cuts workers at Yetagun gas field

Amid a general decline in production, Malaysian oil and gas firm Petronas has reportedly begun cutting workers at its offshore sites in Myanmar’s Yetagun gas field. The news came from a Petronas employee speaking to the Myanmar Times under the
Natural gas exports brings in close to USD 3 billion

Natural gas exports brings in close to USD 3 billion

Amidst a collapse of global oil and natural gas prices, Myanmar’s exports of natural gas over the past ten months of current fiscal year amounted to USD 2.97 billion said the latest data from the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry. It is a
Power Purchase Agreements with solar tender winners scrutinized

Power Purchase Agreements with solar tender winners scrutinized

24th September is the day that the government had determined as the deadline to agree on Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with the winners of the 1.06 gigawatt solar tender from last July. The tender stirred controversy because of its tight deadline
Parliament asked to approve ADB loan to improve electricity network

Myanmar to buy power from India

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) plans to buy a large quantity of excess power from India over the next several years. Following a meeting with Indian officials, MOEE announced the deal to establish a new transmission line between the co

Dawei SEZ may land new refinery

Myanmar Chemical & Machinery Company (MCM) has submitted a proposal for a new oil refinery in the Dawei Special Economic Zone. The company claims the refinery would have an output of 8 million metric tonnes per annum. If completed, the so-named â

Power subsidies extended till end of the year

The government will continue providing free power until at least the end of the year as part of the COVID-19 Economic Relief Plan (CERP). The Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) announced this week that the CERP power subsidies, which began in