Will increasing imports help ease the electricity supply shortages in Myanmar?

While increasing imports could help to ease the electricity supply shortages in Myanmar, it remains challenging under the current circumstances. Improving power sector financial viability and recovering customer confidence are critical for private sector capital mobilization to enhance the quality of electricity services.

Who manages Myanmar's energy sector?

Myanmar’s energy sector is managed by the Ministry of Electric Power (MOEP) and the Ministry of Energy (MOE), which together account for over one-third of public sector revenue. Before May 2022, the two ministries operated under one single Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE).

What happened to power plants in Myanmar?

For these cases, transmission lines or substations connecting those power plants were damaged, gas pipelines to those plants were destroyed, or power plants themselves were temporarily occupied by the resistance force. Figure 13. Atacks on energy infrastructure (August 2021 – February 2023) Source: Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security.

What's happening in Myanmar's electricity infrastructure?

Source: Myanmar Institute for Peace and Security. The reported number of conflict-related incidents on electricity infrastructure has been declining following the peak in late 2021 and early 2022, but grid network capacity remains vulnerable.

How can Myanmar improve its power system?

Rebuilding Myanmar’s power system will require establishing trust to develop the power sector. Developing solar PV can add incremental generating capacity in a relatively fast manner.

Can Myanmar achieve universal access to electricity by 2030?

It was made possible by atracting substantial private sector financing in power generation and increased public investments in the development of transmission and distribution system. However, the prospects of achieving universal access to electricity by 2030 have dimmed in Myanmar. The growth in access rate has slowed down since 2021.