Myanmar to generate electricity through solar power

Mizzima
The Myanmar electric power authorities will initiate a project to generate electricity through solar power in cooperation with a Thai company in a bid to meet the growing demand of electricity in the country in addition to sources obtained through hydro, gas and coal power, official media reported Monday.
Under a memorandum of understanding signed between Myanmar's Ministry of Electric Power and the Green Earth Power Co Ltd of Thailand, the project of establishing a solar power plant capable of generating 50 MW of electricity will be implemented in Minbu, central Magway region, said the New Light of Myanmar. On its completion, the power plant will go into operation by 2015-16, it added.
Moreover, arrangements are also being made by another company, the ACO Co., to build another solar power plant with a generating capacity of 250 MW in Nabu-aing of Mingyan district of Magway and the project is also expected to be completed by 2015-16. (...) At present, the northern part of the country mainly depends on hydropower while the southern part on gas and coal-fired power. For the development of the country's electric power sector, the Asia Development Bank and the World Bank are providing technical assistance to Myanmar, according to a official report.